I'm really liking these tapered Kutzall burr bits
https://kutzall.com/collections/taper. I dip them into some Rockler Pitch and Resin Remover
http://www.rockler.com/rockler-pitch-resin-remover so that they can stay un-clogged a little better.
I also make my own cushioned sanding disks by gluing and ironing sandpaper onto foam and then stamping them out with a hole punch and drilling a little hole in them and double sided sticky tape them to a special mandrel (1/8 shaft with a rubber hose over it).
Sanding is a lot of work no matter how you do it.