You need to find a balance between the precision (or specificity) of your search, and the comprehensiveness (or sensitivity) of the search, depending on your particular question and objectives. Most knowledge synthesis projects will require a search that leans toward being comprehensive.
A Precise Search
- usually has relatively small number of results;
- most of those results tend to be relevant;
- little filtering required.
BUT, it is probably missing a lot of very relevant material.
A Comprehensive Search
- contains many synonyms and alternatives of search terms;
- searches multiple resources, including databases and grey literature;
- overall, casts a much wider net, and retrieve most, if not all, of the relevant material.
BUT, it will also retrieve a higher number of irrelevant materials, and thus require more work on your part, to distinguish which are relevant for your study.