Steve In Kent, there was a thread, and the title was "Strap Buttons", specifically, on UU in late 2012 or early 2013, I think. I tried to find it for you, but the Advanced Search on UU is down. Anyhow, it had many opinions and, as one that prefers strap buttons myself, I was startled at the number of respondents who did not like strap buttons, some of which said that it did, in fact, devalue the instrument in their mind. At least one respected UU member said that they would not buy a ukulele with a strap button in resale.
So, it's an important question that you consider. Frankly, I see it as somewhat like an in-ground swimming pool in the backyard in the northern US, or in England. Some will love it, preferring a house with the pool over other homes; some will loathe it, perhaps not even buying it because of the pool. Most will be in the "meh", whatever, category.
I, too, tried to minimize the impact of full-sized strap buttons by using smaller mandolin size buttons on one ukulele. They do not fit most commercially-available straps (buttons too small), too much risk of ukulele falling off the buttons, so I never used mando-sized small buttons on any other ukulele, optiing instread for full-sized buttons, such as those used by most luthiers and builders (e.g. Mya Moe). But, your experience may vary, Steve.