What's the benefit of a permanent "EntryGuard"?

[Bestbayer at aol.com]

Hi,

On the Mac OS X client, it always connects first to the same people. Not even 
refreshing the router list or changing identity solves the problem. I 
discovered that by deleting the "state" file I was able to establish connections with 
new people at the beginning of a circuit. In the "state" file I noticed three 
user names listed as an "EntryGuard," two of which I will always connect to 
if I don't delete that file. My question is, what's the security of having a 
person you always connect to when you don't know them? What if the person is 
malicious? Isn't it better to connect to different people, especially if you're 
not running a server? As of now, I have an automator script that deletes the 
"state" file in the /users/home/.tor directory each time I log into my computer. 


Is this a good move on my part?
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