No skill level is recommended. The setbacks of low levels are insignificant and more than likely you will be able to survive frequently enough to always retain those levels earned fast and easily in the first few hours.

All you need to do is kite them and you will consistently win fights risk-free. If you are unfamiliar, kiting is when you abuse both your range and mobility advantage, making it impossible for the enemy to get into attack range as you shoot and reposition accordingly.

For most enemies this is an instant checkmate no matter how superior your enemies are statistically. And the very small number of enemies that are able to counter this strategy with their own mobility typically have lower health relative to other enemies of their native biome. You can take those out before repositioning is needed.