Lol welcome to the dark side, indeed 
I have a small hamilton bag, I think it's the east west one. I would go for saffiano leather. I wish I had purchased one of those because the one I have (I believe it's pebbled) slouches a lot. It didn't maintain it's shape very nicely. Hardware has a few little scratches on it, especially the lock. But this is after 2 years of using it pretty consistently so... whatever you decide, make sure you post pics so we can drool! Haha
I have a small hamilton bag, I think it's the east west one. I would go for saffiano leather. I wish I had purchased one of those because the one I have (I believe it's pebbled) slouches a lot. It didn't maintain it's shape very nicely. Hardware has a few little scratches on it, especially the lock. But this is after 2 years of using it pretty consistently so... whatever you decide, make sure you post pics so we can drool! Haha