There's very little risk of touching the blades if you approach it from directly underneath and go slowly until you get more comfortable. After the first couple of times, you'll have a much more confident feel for it.
I've had the drone move more than I care for at that low altitude, with it going sideways and moving around. I'll assume the VPS is trying to correct itself, and thus not that stable to catch. But each their own
The trick with hand catching is not to fly it into your hand. Hover it at a good catching height. Walk up to it, grab the landing skid, then push thrust downward for 3 seconds.
Yeah, in any situation that I'd be worried about a 'rough' landing would also be the same situation the drone wouldn't be too still in a low hover.
) Landing - it depends - if the ground is not a grass, sand, gravel with bigger stones I land on the ground in other cases I hand catch. To be hones if you are proficient in flying, normal landing won't be a problem even in atti mode. Of course landing on sand or after the rain it's not a good idea.
