I'd rather bypass security in DTW if at all possible.
Lately, I've been flying to FNT. I've a ton of friends in Troy, which happens to be perfectly equidistant between the two airports. FNT is about an hour and a half North of DTW by car, and it is only a 20 minute flight from FNT to DTW. I've seen considerably cheaper tickets starting or ending in FNT (over DTW, even using the same flights).
FNT is small airport... quick in/out, right off I-75, no NoS, friendly TSOs.