Hey whatevah works for you! :)
Letting the emotions just happen is good too.
See, I've always cried a bit too easily for my comfort level.
And tears do not always mean sadness for me. I can cry, angry, happy, overtired . . . .I leak. By and large this is okay. But, tears can be seen as 'manipulative'. Thus I tried to learn some headspace tweaks and overrides. Getting teary, regardless of the reason can also be amazingly vulnerable. 'Emotionally naked', I say.