There is no do all boat.
Boats are compromises. If you want to run skinny stick with a flat bottom.
If you want a better ride, step out and get something with alot of deadrise.
You cant cant take either boat and make it do what it cant do.
I just read a post on another thread with someone saying their 15 degree SeArk pulls 15" of water. If thats the case, it's no skinny water boat.
15" inches of water is alot of water in alot of places.
Best thing to do is sit down and make a list of the pros and cons of each.
Keep in mind though that the deeper the V the more horsepower is required.
Suffer through a rougher ride vs. more money up front in engine, maintenance , and fuel.
Depends on what you want to do and how deep the wallet is.
Let me just say, I've had my day with 150 HP and combined 300 HP.
Gas was cheap then and I couldnt hook up to the bass boat for less then a 100 bucks by the time I fueled both tanks, bought a bait or two, a bag of ice for the sixpack, and fed a tow vehicle.
If I were boat shopping I would be looking for alot of boat with not alot of engine requirement. Gas aint getting no cheaper.