As a home defense weapon I prefer the shortened barrel for storage and maneuverability. ( I know the legal issues)
Doesn’t matter what the barrel length is of the gun you don’t own. /grin
Since I don’t have any faith in the friends my moron nephew chooses, I decided a little preemptive lesson was in order. I took him to my private range for a little demonstration of a home defense pump. Ran some slugs through it, 00 buckshot and #4 buckshot. I let him shoot it at some treated 4x4s and cinder blocks. I then asked him if he thought some of the homes in my area owned shotguns, would he ever consider breaking into *any* home in the area. Har har. That would be a negative. My attitude regarding intruders was made pretty clear. I doubt that he would allow anyone he knows to think of my home as a potential target.