If just needing to change wheels, I usually jack under the spring pans with a trolley jack if possible - i.e. if wheelarches for removal and clearance beneath the springs for the jack both permit.
That way I only have to jack the few inches to get the wheel off the floor rather than having to take up the suspension travel first. Both quicker and far less liable to "jack creep".
For repeated swapping of all four wheels, an electric impact wrench is a godsend. I have a nice chinese-made object that zips off and on all the wheel nuts in seconds. Quick check with torque wrench - job done. Far more convenient than running up the compressor to use the windy gun.
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