The strategies used by the hunters have consistently made Dream's manhunt videos more intense and exciting, because it makes the endgames so much more unpredictable. As far back as BadBoyHalo trapping the end portal in the first 3 hunters video, they've managed to outsmart Dream in some pretty fun ways.
I think the best performance by the hunters was in 4 Hunters Finale Rematch. Arrow spamming off spawn, using a mushroom to break the end portal, and the instant damage potions were all really clever strategies, and Sapnap dueling Dream in jousting and under the lava made for really cool moments.
Overall, I think the best specific strategy they came up with was farming end crystals in the first 4 Hunters video. It ultimately won them the game, since they were able to slowly drain Dream's resources and stop him from killing the dragon. Prot IV armor in 4 Hunters Rematch, and elytra farming in 6 Hunters Rematch, were also really cool.
Which was your favorite?