After a decade or more of using Linux honestly I don't think it matters. After a while you get your environment, it's set up, as long as you can update and install compilers and shit you're good.

Anything "production" is going to be in some sort of reproducible environment anyway.

The kernel has all of the drivers unless you use weird AF hardware.

It's like cars. They all get you from A to B, beyond a few basics there's not even anything to optimize unless you choose to care about that.