I took the live course when I was studying for CPA exam.
The course doesn’t really matter, it’s more how disciplined you are. If you are super disciplined, check out whatever past ea tests/books your local library has. If you have adhd, take the live course. If you need all the help you can get, take both.
I was working full time and working 80+ hours when I was studying for the CPA exam. I was fried all the time, and would slide into the live course seat like a zombie, which then basically went over past exams verbally. I retained enough to pass, it’s like high school all over again.