Yeah, the Cubs a great airplane but I've got a couple hundred hours in Champs and I absolutely love them for the very reasons you stated 
Also, at my height, the Champ is perfectly comfy to enter and fly. I haven't tried to get into a Cub, but I hear it's a bit tight for guys like me.
I'm 6'3"-240 (firm blubber

) and I can't recall the Cub being any problem but I do know the Champ is comfortable
