Well the only reason I noticed it is because Antonia's hip has no x,y, or z translate dials.

As for how figures should be manipulated in Poser, well, it works for me the way I do it. Then again I primarily use Poser to pose figures for export, so whether I use the body or hip or anything else has never been either a pro or a con for me, as long as I can get it where I need it to be.