Best way to contribute to open source projects on GitHub

Hey devs, I know there are several ways to contribute to open source projects on GitHub or any other version VCS, but I want to know which one among these do you prefer as best practice.

Practice one

1. Fork
2. Clone
3. Create branch
4. Make some changes & commit them
5. Make a PR

OR

Practice two

1. Clone
2. Create branch
3. Make some changes & commit them
4. Make a PR

Thanks 😊