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I've seen no discernable difference between nickel (and it's only a plating) and regular brass in the following: Ease of sizing, mouth expanding, taper crimping, priming, functions when shooting with them, and cost.
Nickel is more corrosion resistant than regular brass and takes less effort to clean.
Brass seems to last longer before observing neck splits. I'm not talking about 3 reloads and it's done. I'm estimating with non-bottleneck pistol I get 85% of the longevity of normal brass.
Bottom line, I'd take nickel and run with it. The ease of obtaining a more quality finish is worth the minor setback of possible abbreviated life. I've had a couple of pieces flake off in the umpteen thousands of rounds I've reloaded. I had Lee carbide dies back when it happened and nary a scratch in the sizing die...
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