If you're using "taking a reading" as a reason to transfer, as the kids today say, "UR DOIN IT RONG". The point of taking a series of readings is to ensure that it's the right time to transfer. In other words, you shouldn't be transferring until you get at least two readings recorded.
Moving on.
For the record, I've done both. I admit to using secondaries. Often. For me, it's a clarity issue, unless I use a yeast with a very high sedimentation characteristic. So I rack and fine. I don't usually rack dark beers - Porters and Stouts and such - nor do I rack beers where I don't care about clarity - like wheat beers of any type.
My "house" English strains, S-04 and Ringwood, flocculate very well and rarely require fining, so I rarely secondary them. My "house" American strain, S-05, is much less flocculent, so I always rack to secondary and fine. My "house" Belgian yeast (Wyeast Ardennes [3522]) is another high flocking yeast, so no secondaries unless I plan to bulk age for months. So much of my decision depends on what I'm brewing and what yeast I choose.
It's not about "MY WAY IS BETTER". It's about experimenting with what works best in a given situation in your brewery. Sometimes that might mean transferring to secondary. Other times it might mean leaving the beer in primary until it's packaged. To swear off one or the other is crippling yourself for no good reason. It's like refusing to put a sand wedge and other clubs in your bag. Why would you do that? It's stupid and really rather petulant.
Cheers,
Bob