Question about Anapanasati (Samatha) for experienced/seasoned meditators.

First of all i would like to clarify that i am not looking to cultivate insight (at the moment) so no Vipassana style answers please.

Ok, so my basic understanding of breath meditation (in a nutshell) is to relax, pay attention the feeling the breath makes as it goes in and out (know the breath) and when a thought distracts you from this, as soon you become aware of the fact you have become distracted, dont judge or get annoyed, simply place your attention back on the breath. Rinse and repeat.

Ok my question is, where do i place my attention in the pause between the in and out breaths. Do i kind of just drift off and let the breath sort of "wake" me up when it starts again? or do i become aware of the pause in between breaths and wait for the next breath? If the answer is the latter then isn't that sort of, watching the breath but also watching the space between breaths too? then it's not really breathy meditation is it? it's like watching the breath but also watching the space meditation too? Sorry if this is a silly question it has been bothering me for a LONG time?

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