The right answer depends on how well you can predict the work, not on which number looks smaller.
Hourly suits short, defined tasks
Unloading a single container, clearing one room, a couple of hours of material handling before a delivery — anything where the end point is obvious and close. You pay for what you use.
Daily suits a full day's work
Strip-outs, site cleans, ongoing labour across a build. Once work fills most of a day, a daily rate usually costs less than the same hours billed individually, and nobody is watching the clock instead of the job.
The trap in the middle
Jobs estimated at "four or five hours" often run longer once access, travel between areas and clean-up are counted. If the task could plausibly fill a day, price it as a day and you will generally be better off.
Ongoing work
If you need people regularly, say so up front. Predictable work is easier to crew and that is reflected in what we quote.
Need this done in Perth?
Tell us the job and we'll give you a straight answer on what it takes.