After new flooring, do I do skirting boards then paint; or paint then skirting+more paint?

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Hi all,
I have just done laminate and wooden flooring in the downstairs of my flat in 3 rooms.

I had pulled up the old skirting boards so they need to be replaced, and I need to do a full paint job to all the walls as its 8 years old.
FYI, Walls and skirting will be a slightly different paint

Which should I do first:
Painting walls, then install skirting boards (then calking and then a touch up of repaint at the edges and paint skirting)?

or

Place skirting in, do the caulking, then do the painting of walls and skirting?

I'm sure there must be a preferred order for ease? (that I would only realise after halfway in).

Thanks in advance
 
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Good advice.. thanks..
Anything to make the arduous chore of painting half a flat a tad easier is always welcomed
 

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