I'm kind of a hybrid. I have a Tiara (used) which is a sit down mid arm but my shoulders couldn't take pushing the fabric anymore.
Grace has an adaptor to place a midarm on a longarm frame that they make...The QZone Queen. Just be aware that it is not a very wide "queen" and if I had had the room, I would have gone up one to the next model of frame.
I would not buy a hoop frame and I have not heard great things about the Cutie...you can find them cheap on used sites for a reason.
Not sure how much help all that was, but that's what I did when the budget was tight.
Watson