I would think there would be more styling options with longer hair.
I have never had long hair. Ever. Not as a little girl, not as a teenager, not as an adult. Not ever. the longest its been was shoulder length as a teenager.
No one in my family has ever had long hair. My grandmother says, "we just don't have the type of hair that grows long". I would like to prove to everyone that is not true. We all have extra dry 4b hair with thin strands (but medium to thick density). So, yes its going to take some extra effort, but its not impossible.
I want to be armpit length by the end of 2011. I know that is not long to a lot of people on this board, but it will be really long to me and jaws would drop in my family if my hair got that long.