Cooking (dry) beans - what's your method? - eviltoast

Figured I need to start eating more beans, and I’d like to start making dry beans, so I thought I’d consult the Hexbear collective intelligence - what’s your best method of making (dry) beans? Soak or no soak? Salt or no salt? How long do you cook for? I once read something about boiling the beans for 10 minutes before simmering to get rid of lectins - is this necessary? Seems like overkill, and I don’t think lectins are really that bad. What’s your method?