Tuner-balun-ladder-antenna is better....
... wouldn't ChokeBalun-BalancedTuner-ladder-antenna be ... better?
Yes, but that really needs either an expensive floated or balanced tuner
or a remotely controlled one....

Not counting the choke balun (coax coiled on an oatmeal box), my
"expensive" balanced tuner consists of a variable capacitor, two
inductors, and two alligator clips. When my antenna configurations
settle down (probably not soon), I may replace the alligator clips
with a two-dec rotary switch. (Of course, if I had two identical
rotary inductors, I wouldn't need the alligator clips!)
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