stomp. He literally never stopped playing with them. Even when he used PS he was still ****ing with them, else he'd have continued to use it after it got dispelled.
low diff he warmed up his jutsu on them to get ready for a real fight. i thought kishi did a good job of showing that and madara's mind set during the battle.
Low dif. They really never did stand a chance. However, there were a few times that if he weren't an Edo he would have been killed. That's why I say low dif and not STOMPED.