The Sundance Edison! Delivery will by sometime around July 4th. I can't wait! While I liked both models, here is why we bought what we did:
1- We liked both the Sundance Edison and the Hot Spot Rhythm. They are nearly identical, with some minor differences. We could have been happy with either.
2- We liked both of the dealers. Both were informative, helpful, and had good ratings (from what we could find online).
3- Price was basically the same for both models.
4- The Sundance had more foot jets, and we wet tested it multiple times. The Rhythm we could not wet test, although we did test the relay which is the same thing but with a lounger. We liked the lights better on the Hot Spot. But the foot jets won out.
5- The sundance dealer is near our house. The Hot Springs dealer is a bit of a drive. So really it came down to the fact that if we needed any servicing, parts, etc we were much closer to the Sundance dealer.
So there you have it. We would have been happy with either choice. But I'm just happy we made one and can look forward to having our hot tub soon! Thank you to everyone here that helped inform our decision. I'm sure I'll be back with more questions after it's installed.