My anecdote from the other way round was I had a Connie Taurus (Andro loaner) and had always wanted a Cutty Blue. A sale came along and I $0 CCU'd over to the blue and I had a ship I had lusted over from the beginning...
Looked at the black loaner in the hangar... Mmm, quite a bit smaller...
So took it to free flight... Mmm, not that much more maneuverable...
Took it to the PU... Mmm, I'm spinning uncontrollably (but that was normal in that patch)...
And then heared that Flashfire mount was obsolete so wouldn't be able to swap the turret for an s4...
Mmm...
CCU'd back to the Connie within the hour and made a promise to it not to CCU it again.
I'd say have a try of a Connie in the PU before you make your choice - like me you may adore having a larger ship and not care too much about any minor draw-backs. Or, you may realise the Cutlass is just what you are looking for and it'll put any doubts to bed :)