To hodl or to trade?

So I earned some money recently from a freelance job and I’m thinking of buying some BTC with it. It’s just a small amount, about $300. I’m still new to crypto so I don’t know the best thing to do when it comes to this. I have friends who trade BTC and they are urging me to do the same. However I haven’t completely grasped the whole trading thing so right now I’m thinking of hodling for a few months before trading.

Is this a smart thing to do or should I just keep hodling and stacking? Also what platforms do you use to buy and trade crypto?