Recommended · for beginners
EEVblog #186 - Soldering Tutorial Part 3 - Surface Mount
Why people recommend it
Dave Jones's long tutorial on surface mount soldering by hand, hot air and paste, recommended before attempting small packages.
Watch for: Roughly half an hour; the drag soldering section is near 24 minutes in
In their words
This method is described in great detail by EEVBlog on youtube here.
Edwin on electronics.stackexchange.com, Mar 2013. CC BY-SA.