A few things to consider about finder, optical and red dot finders.
1, You don't need to use just one eye. If the finder is a straight through type, use BOTH eyes. The 'free' eye and the 'finder' eye images will meet at a single point when the finder is on target. I do this with both my optical and red dot finders. I too used to use just one eye, but a chance moment of distraction had me looking through my optical finder with my 'free' eye open - scope movements relative to the finder stayed the same, and the aiming operation worked even faster! You can close your free eye at will if you need to tweak things.
2, If the position of the finder is poor due to it being close to the body of the scope, LENGTHEN ITS STALK. It will raise the finder up off the scope, and actually place it at a more comfortable position so you don't need to stoop so much. I did this to my 8" solid tube dob's red dot finder. The ONLY reason this is isn't offered by manufactures is it means that they need to double up on their accessories range, even though it makes things easier for the end user. Manufacturers don't have all the answers, and is upto us to make the changes they don't.
3, Change the position of the finder. No reason why you can't remove the mounting block of finder and put it on a different part of your scope! There is a bloody lot of empty space on the outside of the OTA, and the finder mounting block is placed where it is for the
convenience of the manufacturer, not the customer. Every customer is different, have different habits, different eye capabilities, different degrees of movement - different. This makes particular sense if your preferred 'finder eye' is your left one, and the finder is set such that it would be easier for your right eye to use it, such as the situation with my 8" dob pictured above.
4, Fit multiple finders to the scope. Not as crazy as it sounds. Optical finders and red dot finders have a different set of pro and cons. Coupling both to the scope not only can make things easier, but offers counterweight advantages too. I have three finders on my 17.5", two optical and on rdf. I designed this feature deliberately into my 17.5" as I knew that when I used excessively heavy eyepieces, all I needed to do was remove the highest set optical finder and balance as re-established, and I still had finders to use. The other two finders being lower set, also allow me to point the dob while my feet a on the ground, not up the ladder. Then, in practice, I mainly use the rdf first, and then the higher set optical finder. The second optical finder comes into use mainly when the high-set one is off the scope. It is also a larger finder that I then use when chasing really difficult targets - Advantages all round for me.
This next pic shows all three finders on the OTA of my 17.5" while the OTA was being tested while it was being built.
5, Straight through and right angle finders have different applications, and also don't suit everyone. BUT, there is a great trick and a brilliant little gizmo that may help a lot of people with dobs and Newtonians,
a double finder mounting block! You can mount a red dot finder on one and a right angle finder on the other. You can do your gross pointing with the rdf, and fine with the right angle finder as you then don't need to do mental gymnastics with your charts (paper or digital). You also end up with the counterweight advantage mentioned above too.
Just some other ways finders can be used.
Mental.
