More String Questions

I have a Kanilea Concert K1 that has Living Water strings on. Very happy with those (not an Aquila nylgut fan), but decided to try their Low G. I like the flexibility of having a Low G:

1. For some reason barre chords are much easier now - is that to do with lower tension?

2. It's been on for over 2 weeks, tuned & layed every day, and still doesn't stay in tune or sound nice - to me that's not normal?

Our teacher, who seems to know a lot, talked about strings I should/shouldn't try on this particular uke, and he recommended GHS:

3. Are GHS at all similar in tension to the Living Water strings? I have hand problems so prefer as little resistance as possible, esp for barre chords.

4. Teacher mentioned an online site where you can 'try' different strings online but I can't find it. Anyone know what site he means?

I recall a youtube video where the person played ukes with 5 or 6 different strings and what they sounded like. I cannot remember the exact wording that I typed into the search bar, but it's definately there. Try typing in "ukulele string sounds" or something like that. Good luck.

Katz-in-Boots said:

1. For some reason barre chords are much easier now - is that to do with lower tension?

2. It's been on for over 2 weeks, tuned & layed every day, and still doesn't stay in tune or sound nice - to me that's not normal

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You could always ask forum member Ken Middleton directly - he should know best, esp. regarding your second quuestion.
Are you sure the strings don't slip at the tuners somehow? Or have too many windings on the pegs?