its a long shot, but i thought i'd try and ask anyway XD

I've been wanting to learn for a year now, and i'm gunna go out and buy some within the month.

i want to get the mini-ones because i want to be able to bring them around with me - plus, i'm kind of little so i don't think i would be able to hold the regular sized ones between my legs for too long >_>

would learning on mini bongos be detrimental as opposed to learning on regular sized ones? is the quality difference significant?