It is possible to attach files to a subtree from a Dired buffer. To
use this feature, have one window in Dired mode containing the file(s)
to be attached and another window with point in the subtree that shall
get the attachments. In the Dired window, with point on a file,
M-x org-attach-dired-to-subtree attaches the file to the
subtree using the attachment method set by variable
org-attach-method. When files are marked in the Dired window then
all marked files get attached.
Add the following lines to the Emacs init file to have C-c C-x a attach files in Dired buffers.
(add-hook 'dired-mode-hook
(lambda ()
(define-key dired-mode-map
(kbd "C-c C-x a")
#'org-attach-dired-to-subtree)))
The following code shows how to bind the previous command with a specific attachment method.
(add-hook 'dired-mode-hook
(lambda ()
(define-key dired-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-x c")
(lambda ()
(interactive)
(let ((org-attach-method 'cp))
(call-interactively #'org-attach-dired-to-subtree))))))