Need help picking a hybrid

[Lady Hamilton]

Here I am!
So much written, while I was gone. Ladies, you truly are amazing.

Well, I went back to the shop. They have Vita Elite in every size. So, they put me on small. All of your suggestions/guesses/options were pretty much what they guy told me.
I am 5'1. but I don't have long legs, my inseam is 27-28 depending what you measure to, it is 28 if you measure to the floor. Meaning, I have a slightly longer torso than I probably should. In the end, the problem I think was positioning. I am not used to riding low, but I can be broken into it. but I was ok on Small, so I will be going with small over XS. the reach on them differs very slightly, like 1 cm.

I was very comfortable on Kona Dew. That being said, and understanding the price difference, Vita is just a better bike. It is faster, it is zippier, it just handles better. Because I was comfortable on Kona, the guy swapped the stem for a taller one. To make Vita's bar taller. I was much more comfortable.

The shop provides fitting service for free with a road bike purchase. I guess vita is not considered road bike, so I didn't ask if I can have one. But the guy told me that they will do all the necessary alterations, like swap the stem, put slightly wider tires with more grip, etc.

I don't know why, but I felt like he was pushing me to buy Kona Dew, the Plus version, the one with disk brakes. And save the money.