As someone who plays in open tunings, all the way down to C on the sixth string, I prefer long scale. The added string tension of long scale gives me more sonic stability in the bass strings without moving up in string weight. That low C can get kind of sloppy sounding on my short scale guitar, but is better on my longer scale guitars.
I like the power and snap in long scale. To me, short scale does seem to offer less definition in certain styles of playing, especially mine. Short scale is fun and comfortable, but when I play, it often sounds a little thin and mushy, especially when compared side-by-side with a similar long scale guitar.
In my journey to find small guitars that make me happy, I've done a lot of comparison shopping. The closest I've gotten to checking all the boxes in the sub-OM size is my Custom Shop 00-18 with long scale. Long scale on that little body is punchy, full-toned, and with good definition, even in lower tunings.
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