Welcome to the boards. Are you using your bow for hunting only? Do you shoot 3-D or indoors? I personally do not have any experience with the 2 bows you mentioned. I would recommend shooting as many bows as you can get your hands on before making a decision. One will stand out! (You will be doing yourself a great disservice if you do not throw Bowtech into the mix ) Shorter axle to axle bows have their place but are not for everyone. I personally do not like anything shorter than 32", but may fit you perfectly. As far as draw length goes, you should try to stay pretty close to the wing span method if possible. (finger tip to finger tip -15 divided by two.) This isn't exact, but is a good starting point. Shorter draw lengths does slow the bow down some, but IMO it is far more important to be properly fit than picking up a few extra fps.