I'm equally, if not more, interested in the hanging-out part as the adventure diving part, so for myself I am probably leaning toward the inshore trips to be able and make an afternoon port-of-call for the cookout Bernie & co. are putting on.
I've found the water right off the beach to be one heck of a lot clearer, by a factor of 1k, than my local options so as far as I'm concerned it's all good to me.
Just my 2c.
Fred