Needle size for socks

What size needles do you prefer? I had somebody tell me once that she used only size 2 needles, no matter what the pattern said. I find size 2 works for me, I knit tightly so size 1’s give me a stitch way too tight. But now I am confused at all the different metric sizes for size 2. The addis I just bought are 3mm, my dpns are 2 3/4mm, so how different is this going to make my sock knitting? And what size do you use? Thanks for you input.