Interesting stuff from everyone. ..I agree with the personal pref being the final factor.
The thoughts of pick'n 5" still stay with me. Larger buds, if needed clones will be better sized, & the thought that a grow period will last longer comes to mind, so less maintenance between grows will be required.
When I get into non-soil hydro I hope to get to try a small SOG with something like all the sizes though.
I guess there are other reasons to choose either size, but I have a few things to do & I want to send this off before my puter locks and I have to start over...
No matter what it seems your grow will come out good....the force is with you Luke.
