There's not really a right or wrong way. Whatever works for you, works for you. Having said that, you can't go wrong with squats and deadlifts. It's a good idea to mix it all up over a period of time anyway, as long as you progress.

Thanks for the advice. I really appreciate it. I try to switch it up every few months to avoid muscle memory and avoid slowing down my results because of it.

Keeps the old brain active as well. Nothing like boredom caused by doing the same old exercises week in week out to burn you out. Like I said, as long as you make progress you can do whatever suits. I always try to throw in compound exercises as much as possible because I see better results that way.