the biggest advantage to short handed games is that you see more hands per hour. therefore, a skilled player will have more opportunites to make better decisions than his opponents and can accelerate his earnings. for this reason, it is much preferable to play shorthanded in a live setting when you have an obvious skill edge. however, because you can multi-table online, this is less of an issue since you can open as many tables and see as many hands per hour as you are humanly capable of.

therefore, play the game that is the most comfortable to you. for me, thats longhand. for whatever reason i am a losing player shorthanded (i become a maniac with the inevitable result of going broke).