I have a NBD which is obviously different, but it's also the shorter one. I tried the medium tail and liked it, but ended up getting the short tail for one reason. I store it on its end, to save space. For the medium length, I could get it up on its end. But getting it down took more strength and control than I had. It sounds like you already settled on a short tail, so I'm just reinforcing that the short tail is a great choice, I can still carry a ton on it.