I like the bumper pull because I have a canopy on my truck and I can use the back of the truck to carry alot of extra must haves...
My TH is 36.5 ft total length. I have a seperate garage and haul one full size bike about 900 lbs. I don't notice any difference when towing empty. I have a storage box on the tongue with four deep cycle batteries two propane tanks and a TW of 1350lbs. I also have pass through storage right up front. My TH when loaded comes in between 11500 and 12000 lbs. I had to upgrade my hitch to a 16k. I use a WDH rated at 14k with two anti sway friction bars and air bags.
Grunt, 2000 lbs TW, really!