Those are a bunch of options for people who like optimising and configuring (nothing wrong with that).
I spend zero time on config in Linux just by accepting distro defaults. Maintenance would be less than on Windows or Mac just due to updates installing a hell of a lot faster.
I remember from my usage that the Manjaro i3 edition is pretty good - of course there are some downsides to Manjaro itself but there is little hassle in installing and maintaining it. Of course remembering that it's a rolling release distro which makes updating the whole system bit harder.
I like your style. I spend something less than two hours per year waiting on my Mac updates and something like 1 hour per year managing my Windows 10 machine. My WSL Ubuntu "instance" takes about 15 minutes per year. So, more than you, but not a terrible management burden on any platform, in my estimation.
Those are a bunch of options for people who like optimising and configuring (nothing wrong with that).
I spend zero time on config in Linux just by accepting distro defaults. Maintenance would be less than on Windows or Mac just due to updates installing a hell of a lot faster.