Both boots are about the same, the earlier 1.0L had smaller CV's. Regarding the straps; the ones with teeth seem better to me, although the N/S has the old fold over straps,no point me replacing that one too, so I have a spare boot now.
Not sure of the method you used, did you remove the whole hub or the whole driveshaft or both? the method I used on Frank's suggestion without doubt means the least dis-assembling of anything.