C# Data Connections Best Practice?

Question

Ok, so this is one of those kind of opinionated topics, but based on your knowledge, opinion, and current practice, what is the best way to set the following scenario up?

Answer 1

I think it's better to just open them upon the application launching, since you need stuff from your database right?I'm not an expert in this, it's just my opinion... I programmed some similar applications and made the connection at the start of the main form. The only form where i created a separate connection was the login form.