What is your watering schedule/method and why is is it best?

I want to know the best watering schedule. What I have been doing is watering my plant more so on how I feel it should be watered and see how dry the pot is. I have been told to water it once it drys up. So I have been watering in flower stage now every 3-5 days. What's your schedule look like. Is it lenient or strict?