You'll get better performance from discrete eyepieces, but more convenience from a zoom. I currently have a 35 mm Panoptic, 22mm Nagler, 14mm XW and a Vixen zoom. The zoom gets used when I want to cart minimal equipment outside, especially for quick looks, and its images are very respectable. It's main disadvantage for me is the narrow field at low power.
My suggestion would be to add two more quality widefield eyepieces (medium and low power) and one of the cheaper zooms if you want the convenience.
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