I definitely would not limit myself to only two varieties ever again. No matter how well a variety performs over time there will come a season in which it will tank on you. Last year both Brandywine Sudduth's and Brandywine Cowlick's were awful producers. I have been growing them both for years with mostly outstanding results but for some reason they did terrible last year. Cowlick's which is one of, if not the most dependable pink beefsteak made only a few smaller than normal tomatoes with blah flavor. The odd thing about last years season was that almost all of the marginal producers of the past did incredibly well resulting in my most productive season with the largest average size fruit. Maybe your luck will hold for a year or two but I always go with more variety since the first time I only planted two varieties and it was my most disastrous season in over forty years of growing tomatoes.
Good luck. Bill
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