When I came back into the hobby a while ago now I bought a cheap stick set, it was okay but I always had problems braking properly, got a wheel one and found it much easier so went with that.
Later on tried sticks again, borrowed a mates set who had a really nice one, can't remember what it was but the sticks on it were really stumpy, much easier to use than my cheap one with huge plastic sticks that you couldn't change, he said he'd bought the sticks as an accessory, at the time I didn't even know you could do that.
Anyway, just getting back into the hobby again
and have opted for wheel as the right set came up at the right price.
Maybe you should visit your local club where you'll be racing and see if you can chat to someone and also hold their radio to see what feels better for you ?