MIN/MAX vs ORDER BY and LIMIT

Out of the following queries, which method would you consider the better one? What are your reasons (code efficiency, better maintainability, less WTFery)... SELECT MIN(`field`) FROM `tbl`; SELECT `field` FROM `tbl` ORDER BY `field` LIMIT 1;

[katsuren]

DB で最大値とるとき、ORDER BY より MAX のほうが速い

[surface0]

ちょっと気になってた