Yeah, pickling is easier and tastes great too. Fermenting can develop mold and sometimes gets tricky. For example, with fermenting anything that floats to the top will mold so you can't use dried seasoning and you have to use a weight to keep everything submerged. With pickling, I put in a pinch of red pepper flakes and whatever looks good in the herb cabinet. It doesn't matter was floats up and I just shake it once in a while.