If it's a pc, I'd defintely say shut down. If you leave it to sleep, then remember to leave it connected to the mains. When I had my first laptop 5 years ago, I just did what I saw other people do which was to put the screen down. The result is that I essentially killed the battery, so now it has about 5 minutes worth of charge. I now only use it to watch iPlayer on the TV.
As for Mac's, I'd pressume that you'd do the same thing, but Mac's have always been very different to PC's, as much as they might look alike, but remember that sleep is still using power, as it's "limited" activity, rather than "no activity".
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