I think that when you're first starting out in anything, it's best to follow what lit you up about it
Rather than the "eat your vegetables" (meditation first) modality.
If you love something, then you'll be motivated to do what it takes to get better at it (ie, meditation)
But if you're told you must do the eat-your-vegetables part before you've earned the right to do anything fun [no one's saying that here, but I've heard it said], then you're killing your spark of passion before it's had time to properly catch fire
Similarly i think the beginner phase (hopping from method to method, etc) is something people probably need to go through, and does no real harm, so I wouldn't say "stick to a path and finish it" because I think that's advice for intermediates, not beginners.
(Parents always want their teenagers not to make the same mistakes they did - but making teenage mistakes is part of the path, you can't skip it)
But i would say: put a reminder in your phone/calendar for 6 months from now, and take a real stocktake of what you've learnt, what you've liked and disliked, how your learning vs practice balance has been etc (do you, in fact, need to start meditating now), and then proceed in a more strategic way for the next 6 months.
