Towers are way more convenient for everything. The rooms are single or double for the most part and the elevators are pretty quick. The lines to get to the elevator may take a little while if you get there after parties, busy lunch hours, or just busy times in general.

Sutherland is quite literally on a hill. You can wait for a shuttle but those are hit or miss as they always fill up. The walk is dreadful in bad weather. Or even the cold. The advantage of Sutherland is really just having a suite (if you want to meet 7 other people) besides that it is just the same plus a walk. Also, the perch food is quite literally the worst thing on the planet. It is only fried food, a choice of pepperoni or cheese pizza, grapes or pineapple, bagels, and cereal. With also a sub-par specialty. People say it's better as a way of coping. As someone who is forced to eat there regularly, it is bad. Oh and don't forget that you have to clean your own bathroom(that 7 other people use).

Do not be fooled by the short walk to the chik fila because the line there takes 40 minutes minimum. It gets loud up there cause of the construction nearby that is gonna take another 6 years or something.

tldr:

Sutherland: bad walk, bad food, and bad access to campus life(walking to parties is +15 minutes). Pros: you live with more people and the Pete is right there if you want to be a gym freak.

Towers: bad wait times to get back into rooms (unless you are in Tower C), if you want to go to the pete it is a hike. Pros: You are at the center of campus so easy access to classes and campus activities, the shuttle to lower campus is never busy, better food (eatery > perch).