Glenn, you will find most of us that do use the blue painters tape in agreement on how it is used. The brown masking tape, as I have used on other things as a kids, always stuck to something, came off in shreds if off at all. The blue painters tape is easily removed. However, I have experienced with some cheaper blue tape and found it does not stay on the wood very well at times, so I would always veer back to the Scotch brand at 2 inches wide. There is a wider version I found, but the 2 inch I feel is best.
Just my 2 cents.