Freehub. When gearing inevitably wears out, with the freehub you
only change out the gears (cogs or cogset). With the freewheel you
replace the entire assembly, including the ratcheting mechanism and
bearings. OTOH freewheel assemblies can be found rather cheap, so
the economy of of it isn't that clear-cut. A more definite reason
is that freewheels leave more of the axle unsupported, (the bearing
is located closer to the centre of the hub) which makes freewheel
wheels more prone to broken and bent axles if you want to run 7-8
speeds.