Share Folder Or Disk, which is better?

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Hello, I am a 2003 newbie, so please bear with me.

I have setup a new 2003 server. I have one disk partition that will store
all of the data.
Should I create a main folder and share the folder, or is it okay to share
the entire disk?

My goal is to avoid a lengthy path. Example, the computer is called
FILESERVER. The folder being shared is called FILEDATA. There exists
several folders in this main folder called PROJECTS and USERS.

If a user needs a file, they need to connect to
\\FILESERVER\FILEDATA\USERS\SMITH

Is this a normal path? If I share the disk, the path could be
\\FILESERVER\USERS\SMITH.

Which is better?
Thank you in advance.