Trading and working full time

For me, the big question would be “Do I need to trade very long time frames because I can only really do my work and put on or adjust my trades once a day, or do I need to trade very short time frames because I can only really trade for 2-3 hours per day, after work, and therefore need something fast-moving?”

You sound like you’ve already answered that question, but I don’t quite follow how, or why, you’ve chosen the answer you have.

I do see that it imposes on you wide stops and risks from having trades open when you’re out at work.

Have you read this thread in which the same issue (and other things) are discussed? How Realistic is This?