Welcome aboard!

Both are fine entry points. I guess it just depends on what kind of experience you and your group have and want. You will do more portaging from the Lerome entry, but none are challenging until you get to Sue Falls portage, long and downhill going in, long and uphill when leaving. There are a few campsites enroute, if for some reason you don't make it to Cirrus on your first day. In order to see Sue Falls, you will need to hike the trails around it.

Pickeral Lake can provide a challenge when the wind is up. It leads to several routes. You could camp at French L in the campground, but you will want to get an early start, to get as many miles as possible, before the winds come up. There are no portages until you leave Pickeral. If you are fishermen, you may want to troll your way across.