Ripping as a single track is an unusual choice. I'd be surprised if, at some point later, you didn't want to listen to individual songs. I have a handful of DJ Mix CDs that I've ripped; all are individual FLAC files. When played in gapless mode, sequentially, they sound like one continuous mix. There is NO GAP between songs. The music just keeps flowing as it should.
But I can also play individual songs; which I do frequently.
But all of this is just my opinion. Linking tracks in MC is a decent idea. It causes all tracks to be played whenever you choose any of them. But it eliminates the ability to play individual tracks at all, until you unlink them.
Good luck to you.
Brian.