Ladies, thank you so much for all of this wonderful feedback! Very helpful. A larger number than I expected likes the length as-is, such a surprise! LOTS of taper votes with a few crop votes; of the tapering votes, most people said either is fine, and those who specified much preferred the slim skinny over the super skinny.
I think R&J is onto something with the idea of wearing them a few times as-is and THEN taper them. Since the wider hem makes them hard to style, I definitely don't want to NOT reach for them as much as I would otherwise. I think I will keep my eyes peeled for a more inexpensive plaid pant to play with this silhouette, and try these a few times as-is before getting them tapered; they may not make it out of the house that way, of course
I also really like the longer crop length in #4 (left one), but agree with others that it'd be a shame to loose so much of the print. So I think I'll keep my eyes open during the end-of-season sales for a fun, inexpensive pair which I can chop up to that length!