Which wheels to buy?!

First, apologies for a long post but I beg the help of those out there who have ridden on aero wheelsets (because I never have) to weigh in on my possibly imminent purchase of a wheelset. Done lots of research and reading, but these conversations often happen online when geared toward road crit racing or climbing alpe d huez, I need opinion of trusted folks on BT!

About me: I ride a trek road bike, currently I have vuelta corsa lite 30mm wheelset. For tris, I throw on clips ons and PD fast forward post and can average 21 mph for sprints and 19 or 20 for olys. I have come to the sad conclusion that I can't afford or make the space in the apartment for a 2nd bike, so I want to go with nice wheels as an upgrade that are also easily transferrable to a tri bike if I get one in next year or two. Budget is around 11 or 1200. My goal with this purchase is to enhance my experience of everyday riding more so than eke out every millisecond of savings on race day, though with an aero wheelset I'd certainly save a few seconds in races too which is nice. Everything out there says that nicer wheels are snappier, feel faster, smoother, and just flat out make riding more fun. First, is this true? Should I expect a significant increase in fun factor?

Based on recent/current online sales, I have the following options: Reynolds Strike SLG, Hed Jet 5, Hed Jet 6. I thought about flo, but if I was going to go carbon clinchers I can get the strikes for the same price or less, and the aluminum/carbon flo models are just too heavy. I live in connecticut, there's lots of short steeps (18%+) around. Im not a weight weenie but a 2050 gram wheelset isnt something i want. Jets are same type of wheel and 350 grams lighter.

Basically it comes down to...The jets have the aluminum brake track. More reliable braking, and I don't have to switch brake pads if I wanted to use my vueltas on a given day. The strikes would presumably be a tiny bit faster, but might they be less durable than the jets given they are full carbon clincher? I'd like to use the wheels fairly often in training, not put them in a closet until race day, so durability is important.

Right now I think I'm leaning toward the Hed 6 based on versatility and durability, but braking aside are carbon clinchers that much better to ride?

Thanks for any help or opinion!