Hopefully the one single thing that you've gotten out of this is that it simply depends on the individual. Some folks like really thin necks (try a dual truss rod Rickenbacker some day) and some folks like baseball bats. Personally, I like the "modern C" best myself. Like others I can play just about any size (except those "deep V's...I HATE those things) but it simply comes down to what I like the best. It's really just a comfort issue more than anything. BTW...I have rather smallish hands too.

As with all things of this nature, try a few and let your own hands and heart decide what's best for you

Peace,
Jim

Thanks for all the replies, they are much appreciated.
Armed with this knowledge, I decided to audition some guitar necks. I tried everything including a JM, '62 HR, SRV, (sadly I couldn't find a KWS) which are all spec'd with "larger" necks. After playing all these, I found I was really taken by the '62 Vintage HR and it's large, clublike neck. However, I don't know if this due to comfort or just the novelty difference of the '62's neck being so large (someone from this forum mentioned it felt almost like a gibson and I agree with that sentiment). Any thoughts on this matter?
Questions also related to this discussion include:
1) Can anybody identify any drawbacks to having a larger neck?
2) Anybody have any objective guidelines when choosing a neck or is it a decision based purely on comfort?