It depends on where you want to go with it. I live in one of those "mountainy" states and from my perspective if you can shorten the rig up you'll be much happier. But if you're realistically going to stick to major highways and large campgrounds a longer unit may not bother you much because it doesn't make much of a difference just driving down a highway provided you have enough truck for the job. And for us our fifth wheel is for camping and vacations, not full time, and that definitely makes a difference when you're only going to be in it a week or two at a time before getting back home.
My personal leaning even for full time use if there is just two of you is to look for something with lots of slides to increase space but a shorter length to allow you to get into more places.