In my former life, I got to use the Trango series on about 10 separate month long trips, and a Nallo2 GT on a two week long trip. Have spent quite a bit of time in the Trango 2 person, 3 person and 4 person. I would agree that the Hillberg is the gold standard, but the Trangos are also very good tents.
The Hillberg Nallo2 GT is very easy to pitch and take down, doesn't have quite the ventilation the Trango does, but has a ton of space in the vestibule. It's pretty cool in that the inner and outer body pitch together so you don't get the inner tent wet when setting up or taking down in the rain, only downside is you have a larger overall packed size because the inner and outer body are bundled together and take up a larger space in your boat. With the Trango you can easily pack the inner and outer body separately in your boat, so it packs down to two smaller bundles rather than the large single bundle of the Hillberg. On the Hillberg the inner and outer pieces can be separated, just never bothered to do so.
The Trango is a bomber tent, but takes longer to set up well, and has a ton of poles\clips\guy lines to get a solid set up. Really a two person job requiring good team work to get it up quickly, and if it's raining the inner body can get a little wet in the process. Once up it's very warm, comfortable and quiet.
I also spent 3 months in wet and windy conditions in the previous generation MSR Hubba Hubba. That little tent is still dry in the rain to this day. Stood up to conditions very well given it was a 3 season tent, but wind gusts around 40mph and up would knock it down. The tent always popped back up, never tore or broke a pole, I had it guyed out well, but it always gave the impression it might blow apart in high winds. Also sucked on sandy beaches, would wake up in a sand box. Convinced me it was worth getting a good solid wall tent that didn't shake and flutter in high winds, and keep that wind and sand off while hunkered on some beach during a storm.
I purchased a Marmot Widi 2, pretty good tent, but should have just paid the price and got a Hillberg Nallo2 GT or the Anjan 2 GT. If I ever get to go on a longer backcountry trip again I'll spring for the Hillberg. Easy to setup and bomber. They have an Heirloom design and build quality to them, something hard to find in many mass produced products nowadays. I'm sure it has a longer lifespan on it that many other products as well.
I have had my Hilleberg Allak withstand gale-force conditions in Newfoundland and other locales with no problem, and it is freestanding. It uses clips except for short pole sleeves at the very base of the tent. It has surprisingly good ventilation for such a robust tent. It has enough zippers and mesh panels to work for Florida, yet it has also repelled light snow. It's heavier than something like an MSR Hubba Hubba, but can withstand much heavier winds.
I'll add one small thing. My experience is that if you take very good care of a high end tent it will last a long long time. Most importantly, I have found that if I dry the tent very well at the end of every trip and store it loosely stuffed into an over-sized cotton storage sack in a heated area of my home (we have a walk in closet with lots of similar gear) the tent will hold up real well. Also, I have tried storing the poles assembled on the advice of an "expert" who I will not name and it was a disaster. The pole joints must of corroded slightly, perhaps they were damp, and I was unable to pull the joints apart no matter what technique I tried. Fortunately, the tent manufacturer, Mountain Hardware, agreed to replace the poles gratis. Otherwise it would have been a major expense. Now I store my poles in the folded position and I have had no trouble. Elastic holds up fine but no doubt will need to be replaced someday down the road I suppose.
how about both? My Hilleberg Tara has sleeves for the first couple of feet on every pole then clips across the top where the poles cross each other. That tent is bomb proof.
The shock corded tubular aluminum frames for most folding kayaks are essentially identical to tent poles. Those of us with folders learn that we must use Boeshield lubricant on the joints every time we assemble them (unless we will be immediately breaking the boat down that same day) -- not doing so runs the risk of corrosion and poles welding together, especially in salt water.
The stuff was developed by Boeing to use in aircraft -- it won't damage plastics, fabrics or rubber. You can usually find it in marine supply places and large bike shops. I use the large spray can when I set up a folder at home at the start of the paddling season and carry the small drip applicator bottles with the kayak for field assembly. I use it on tent poles too if I am going to leave a tent set up for more than a couple of nights. I've also used it with success on the ferrule of one of my fiberglass break-down paddles that had a particularly snug and wrist-straining fit.