A long time ago I used hot tweezers, but did not like it much.
I much prefer to just use two soldering irons where I can place each on a pad separately.
It also gives you an excuse to buy an extra / spare soldering iron.
Having two irons is also handy for a bunch of other reasons.
It's the quickest way to change tips for example.
Also, when working with enameled wire, you can use a hot iron to burn off the lacquer, and a bit cooler iron for the soldering itself, so your flux does not evaporate so quickly.