Based off all that, I’d run the 18-32. Besides, assuming you’re not buying in bulk, and you’re not doing rural bike-packing, then getting a flat or other mechanical won’t be too catastrophic or costly. Try em out a lil, and report back on how you like them :)
I’m not gonna let the intruder in my home (who keeps hitting me) stay there because I refuse to break my lamp over his head.
Russians in Ukraine is a much larger threat than less shrubbery.