Well this is a close call. Both are very good controllers and you summed it up.
I personally like trim controlls, but prolly would opt for the longer pitch control as auto-gain is generally doing a good job.
In that segment you will always compromise slightly, you cannot go totally wrong either way.
As for scratching both are perfectly capable and it is mostly if you prefer a lower jogwheel profile (Mixtrack) or higher (Pioneer).
But also switching the profile is not so bad, I previously had low profile jogs for years and now switched to the Denon MCX8000 which has higher ones. It took me a week to adjust, which is not that bad.
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