Great to hear from another guy from Las Vegas. Welcome aboard friend. Hope you have fun here and learn a a lot. This is a great form as you will soon find out.
Perhaps the best advice I can give you is to call a local professional to look at it. If you are a DIY type guy, you can attempt to widen it yourself but I will be careful though. At the minimum, have a professional look at it before attempting to do it yourself.
We all have our preferences. We install both doors and it is not a question of which is better. Do your research. Go to their websites and see what they say. Look at reviews and select based on your preferences.