RE: Where to put the faster servos
yep, I vote for digitals just for elevator, because the huge diference in 3d planes between high and low rates you may want to keep good resolution on lower rates, for rudder I focus on torque more than speed or presition because is where you use huge deflections with more speed (think about a KE loop), and for ailerons I prefer speed but usually use my best servos on the tail and common ones for ailerons
Daniel