Am thinking that the 25.5" may have been a better scale for my short fat fingers. Ant thoughts on scale length?[/QUOTE]
you may find that you have scale length preference , some of us do, however it is important to note i feel that your fingers and brain will build the muscle memory over time & durability and it will become easier as you play more. The MASTER Andres Segovia had these short, chubby fingers yet was the Masters of Masters of the classical guitar (imo) and played up until 3 days before a recital he had planned before his death at age 94 on June 3rd (my birthday) he is famous for saying the guitar was the easiest instrument to play, but the hardest to play well
I watched a vid of him on you tube last week where he showed how the guitar is the whole orchestra in one instrument and then began to show how by emulating each instrument on his git ( piano/horns/violin/etc) he was my idol as a young person trying to study classical guitar, he would mesmerize me