Method B, always. :D
Usually what I do is, whatever idea I have for the next song, I start with the main instrument for that song, and build around it. If possible, I will try to use that instrument one more time to start another song, just to save time, but I don't always.
You can usually tell which ones started with drums, cause they will have all sorts of tricky rhythm changes or stop-start stuff.
It kinda all depends what mode I'm in that day! Sometimes it's more computery software instruments and sometimes it's more live stuff like guitars and drums. Usually though, I like to do as much variety as possible. Kind of a shame that the one compo I video recorded doesn't have that much going on!