Your sig line sez you sail an E-25, but I seem to recall that you might have bought a larger boat. If so, then dealing with the main sail does get more important.
We accepted the hassle of corralling our main for decades -- crudely tying up the folds when dropping it in any sort of breeze at all and then sorting it out back in the slip. Quite a bit of sail to sort.
Also, the traditional cover hung down quite a ways and often chafed on the dodger.
In 2014 we changed to a new "stack pack" style cover from UKSails. It really is easier to set sail and furl the sail. The built-in lazy jacks are nice. You could have those without the split cover scheme, admittedly.
About the only added bit of work is rolling in the sides and storing the "jacks" forward at the mast when being out for a while, but it's pretty easy once you get used to it.
Nowadays hoisting sail is a lot easier because of the lazy jacks, just remember to point straight into the wind to keep the battens from catching on the lazy jacks. When furling, it drops right into place with a minimum of straightening up.
We sail short-handed, as a couple or with a friend or two.... if I was still racing and had 4 other helpers aboard I would not need this added bit of kit.
Like a lot of things in life, you do have to decide what compromises you are happy with. :0
Post up some pix when you can.
Oh, and about the dodger cleaarance question... now the whole main sail, inside the cover, is above (!) the boom. Nice change.