I'm sorry..I'm a little sleep deprived today...let me try again...

Would it be better for me to build my hours by flying for a regional airline, or to continue as a flight instructor.

My career goal is to fly for the majors, but I wasn't sure if that meant that I had to fly regional airlines or not. I wasn't sure if the airlines only look at total hours (continuing as a flight instructor) or if they wanted pilots that came from a regional airline that are more familiar with the operations of a major airline?

Clear as mud???