I’m a firm believer that the smaller the tail the lower the drag and whatever amount of lift is generated by a larger tail is not with worth the drag it creates. So far the 20 carve has handled turns just as well as the 26, it’s faster, and it allows for a little bit lighter feel under the foot.
The 20 carve has replaced the 26 for me 80% of the time with the 150X (for downwinging). I don’t find it as usable with the 110X, could just be over my head (the waves certainly were). It makes the ride much higher energy / pitchy-er with both the X foils. When I went back to the FP long adapter and Marlin 14, suddenly the 110 was magic again. Probably would be great with the 120 and others as well, the 110 is just a special case