What Length Fiskars splitting axe

I have done most of my splitting with a hydraulic splitter except for when I was a 10 to 18 years old and my dad could not afford a splitter. So, have not swung an axe or sledge hammer to split wood in some 23 years. However, I need one now to make some kindling and just to have around the house. Do not really feel like taking out the hydraulic splitter every time I need to make a little kindling or split a couple logs.

I am 5' 9" and am debating between the X25 at 28" and the X27 at 36". Will the X27 just be too long for me to use efficiently at my height? Anybody out there my height using the X27. If it works, I would prefer it over the X25 for the additional leverage.

The wood box is 24", so most of the logs are 20" to 22". Think a hatchet would work fine on the 16" stuff, but I do not have many of them lying around. I can give the hatchet a try on the long logs. Will see how it works out, but am rather skeptical.

Yeah, I might have an easy solution to this one. Start up the Stihl, cut a log in half, and make 10" kindling. Problem solved. Think I am still going to buy an X27 though.