[cpeehler7]

Feel free to play around with all the strings you want, I'm currently doing so myself. I do think it would be smarter to start with light strings though. I remember when I first started and tried medium strings, I played less because of sore fingers, and playing barre chords was significantly harder. I don't have that problem anymore, but it was a major problem when I started getting serious about 2 years ago.

I think for the sake of being able to practice more lights would be best, but it's up to you. Some guitars are different and sound better with lights/mediums. It's a cheap thing to experiment with, and a lot of fun trying to find the set of strings that works for you. Just use whatever works for you, on this forum not everyone agrees on strings. Just pick whatever you like the sound of, and what works with your body (meaning if your fingers erode a certain set fast, try something else)