I shoot duelist and I’m old and arthritic. I can only speak for myself but I can shoot faster and more comfortably with my short stroke Rugers. I have a fairly large hand and shoot Bisley Vaqueros and without the short strokes I have to move the hammer a lot lower into my hands than my arthritis liked. There are lots of good cowboy gunsmiths out there and I would try to handle several before I decided on who to go with if you decide to go with short strokes.
I personally think they are more beneficial to gunfighters and duelists than they are to two handed shooters. I don’t know what part of Georgia you are in but if you come up to Wartrace, Tennessee and shoot with us I can let you try some done by 4 different gunsmiths and get a friend to let you feel some done by a 5th person.. You can also meet a 14 year old gunfighter that became the Southeast Region Gunfighter Champion after shooting Cowboy for 7 months and gunfighter for 3 months.
Good Luck but as everyone else has said, try before you buy, one thing doesn’t work best for everyone.
Randy