I've never learned about networking them.
Once you have, then I think you will probably say to yourself "I wish I had done this before"
Some of the advantages, such as saving backup copies etc are well worth the initial bit of time and trouble.
The only thing you may need to get used to if transferring BIG files (GB +) is that it does take a "little longer" than just from one drive/partition to another.
Another very useful and relatively cheap add-on is a KVM switch, this allows you to use just the one monitor, mouse and screen from either of the PCs. (if they are reasonably close together)
PS:
It's not being silly at all.
The silly people are the ones that never ask for help, so give up eventually.