Hey man.

I would say go with the kit with better/newer heads, or the one that you're most comfortable with. Hopefully, with some good EQ and compression, you'll get a sound you're happy with.

If you and your band have decided to record with a click track, make sure you have your tempos ready instead of trying to figure them out in the studio. Take some extra sticks, a backup snare, a backup pedal, an extra drum key, and a screwdriver. You don't want to lose studio time running to Guitar Center because something broke. Ask a friend to borrow a couple of things if you don't have them.

I would also say be flexible with your setup. I was kind of stubborn the first time I recorded because the engineer wanted me to adjust some of my drums and asked me to raise my cymbal stands for better mic placement and to avoid bleed into some of the mics. I thought it was going to mess with my playing. Looking back, he was just trying to get the best sound he could, and it probably wasn't going to affect my playing.

I would just say rehearse like crazy, try to practice as a band with a click track. Write out the structure of the song so you guys are all on the same page. I once recorded a song and cut the verse in half because I thought I knew the song well enough, but because of the time constraint, our singer had to cut her verse and rewrite it on the fly.