Thanks for the question as I've been considering the same question myself. I think V-brakes are accepted as the more modern design, As stated above, however, cantilevers are preferred for mud. Either would likely work just fine for your application. As stated, the actual cables and pads (especially the pads) make a bigger difference than how the force is transferred to the pads.

Do you want to swap the minor annoyance of straddle cables for the minor annoyance of noodles?

Certain very wide stubby tires (my snow tires) require fiddling to get the cantilever cables around them. V-brakes provide a nice "box" shape for the wheel to run in.

Cantilever is built into the bike - you need that center pull. Bikes designed for v-brake can't convert the other way. The front cable run on cantilever brakes is beautiful and very short.

Intuitively, there is something beautiful about the absolute symmetry of cantilevers.