So my takeaway from all of this is: OP should ride as many as they can in the areas, because while there are examples as you have given, there's also examples as I've shown where there's a huge disparity between lower gears. Plus all groupsets and cassettes vary per bike, per make, per model, per model year, etc. OP is going to know where they ride most often, what type of terrain, incline, etc. They may not have any of my concerns at all with regards to inclines.