Trpod help which is better 3 or 4 section legs

I am going to purchase some manfrotto carbon fiber legs and don't know which is sturdier
The 3 or 4 section buying 055cxpro3 or 4 ?

Generally, 3 section legs are sturdier because of the larger leg diameter. 4 section legs, while not as stable, are nice for portability as they generally have a shorter collapsed length.

3 will be sturdier but 4 will be more compact

What the others said; I just picked up the 4, myself, to replace my 055XProB for carrying around/travel. With the ball head (488RC2) mounted, the tripod setup is now the same collapsed size as just the legs for the XPro.

for our new tripods, we stayed with 3 leg segments. They fit in large checked luggage with heads attached and on the back of backpacks without problems.