Hi Faith.
In he Spanish culture there is a book of adages with one applicable just
for about any subject that one might be thinking.  The one that I
thinking about regarding your preference for shallow suppers would read
pretty much like: "to each his own."
Regarding your questions about sizes, my personal opinion would be that
as a
beekeeper I want ample areas for the queen to lay as is that of regular
size frames.
Honey frames limit the area for egg-laying and thus one's bee
population.  But, if
small size compensates for easiness of handling your boxes, why not?
Just remember
that will have to provide additional shallow boxes to take up the space
that you would normally have for your incubation area, especially with
young queens and during the egg laying season.
Best regards.
Dr. Rodriguez
Virginia Beach, VA