I'm not going to recommend any one boat over another, I think you have already looked around enough to know which one appeals to you. A friend and i had this conversation about which boat worked best for the average weekender in salt water. Having grown up in Daytona and around the water all his life, I respect his opinion. He said a 25' was about the best for a few reasons. The length spans from one swell to another and doing so helps it keep the speed up instead of going up and down swells which causes you to run slower and use more fuel. If you've run in nasty, windy conditions you already had that figured out. He also said that in that size, the floor width gave more room to just move around and not disturb everyone else by rocking the boat and bumping into them. That also made a lot of sense. While we don't need a 25', the comforts he was looking for in the bigger boat also applies to what we do. Spend a day in a small boat with nasty conditions and you'll wish you had bought the bigger one. Stay ahead of the curve and get the bigger boat you want first and you won't have to upgrade later.
Creativity is just intelligence fooling around