Sending updates by mail? (Patreon)

Since I'm new on Patreon I'm wondering which method is better to deliver updates to paying patrons.

While making a "patron post only" is the simplest way, I saw dozens of people actually pledging, downloading and then canceling the pledge.

Since I, differently from many other devs around here, deliver a "Public and free" update monthly I feel bad about this, but not for myself as for the paying patrons who really supported me with real money and that deserve some kind of recognition for this.

So I think that next month the updates a, b and c for $20, $10 and $5 patrons will be sent by email once I checked who did pay and who didn't.

General Practitioner is and always will be FOR FREE and I won't EVER release something "just for patrons".

I don't want you to pay me for my game. I thank you for supporting my game and my work, which is very different in my opinion.

Be safe and healthy, and thank you to you ALL!