Simplifications and heuristics are handy; they can also be misleading.
I have not seen anything convincing that aiming for lowest ripple at the significant cost of other objectives provides the best sounding (or performing) power supply. I also don't believe LCLC supplies always provide the lowest ripple or are inherently the best solution; lower than CLCLC? Thankfully SET amps can sound nice even with average supplies, though greatness is something else.
My advice is to just suck it and see. Learn - experiment - learn some more... just check your expectations.
In the art of engineering focusing on only one parameter is not a good thing.
When they discovered negative feedback in amps they used tons of it which introduced more problems than it solved.
Freedom from ripple? -Yes, but not at all costs.
I have never buildt a choke input PSU, but I do know that it will be kinder to a tube rectifier. Also chokes with low DC-resistance reduces ripple without throwing voltage regulation out the window. But,-the danger with LCLC filters is ringing and resonances if the values of L's and C's is not chosen correctly.
I have wound a few mains transformers and simple output transformers so the extra cost of chokes in the PSU is not a problem.
But, as you say, experimenting is always the way to go.