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I never thought I'd say this, but I agree with Ed on the small double vs triple debate. For his proposed riding the smaller double makes a lot of sense. Lugging a load, even a light one, up a hill is a lot more pleasant if you've got the gears for it.
The only issue is the size of the jump between rings, personally I'd run a 46/34 set up as that gives a good range of gears and a sensible jump. 50/28 is going to go wrong at some point, probably when you least want it to.