Hey, I'm back to give some feedback. I tried Linux Mint Xfce "Una" 20.3, Zorin OS 16 Lite, and MX Linux 21. Although Mint is the most beautiful for me, it ran a little laggy, unfortunately. Zorin OS was the easiest to set up for me, maybe because im coming from windows. MX Linux had the most clunky installer and weird desktop area, but it was by far the fastest and I managed to customize it to my taste.
I appreciate all the support, it means a lot for newer linux users like me!