RE: Tri-cycle or Tail Dragger?
It depends on where you fly it.
I think nose wheel are easier to land.
If your field is a bit rough, id use nose wheel. If you have a sealed strip and the prevailing wind is X-wind, the taildragger will be harder to taxi, more likely to weathercock into wind. id use nosewheel.
If neither of those are a consideration, id set it up opposite to what your first plane is, just for something different.
Taildraggers have two methods of landing, 3 pointer - stall it on, or wheel it on landing. it can keep you amused for hours just trying to perfect each method. Nose wheel have the one method, mains first.
Cheers