Garfield, you're sort of all over the map, here.
If you've done research into 'bents you've surely realized that there a very large number of different types and designs. Each of these has pros and cons. There is no one magical perfect recumbent for everyone and every use and every situation.
If you are interested in possibly getting a recumbent, and want to make a good choice, then you need to do a few things:
1. Try to understand what the pros and cons generally are with each type of recumbent.
2. Be honest with yourself about what your needs and preferences really are.
3. Test ride. Test ride some more.
4. Go for it. Buy something. Understand that you probably will not buy the perfect bike for you on the first try. Very few people do.
5. If that first bike is not perfect, repeat steps 1 through 3 above.
6. Sell the previous bike bike and buy something that gets you closer to perfect. Bents hold their resale value pretty well.
Each time you go through the process you will get closer and closer to the ONE. And after a few years of owning the ONE, your preferences or needs will change and you'll be back where you started.
It's a journey, not a destination.