Shuri-te vs Naha-te
When I was in Japan a long time ago I studied Goju-ryu at the Meibukan dojo under Yagi Meitetsu Sensei for a few months (roughly 5). Because of this I have an attachment to Goju-ryu specifically. Moving back to the states i only had access to Uechi-ryu. Similar enough. I'm now possibly moving to an area where I'll only have access to Matsubayashi Shorin-ryu.
I barely had the time to try and understand the styles I practiced, but I would like to know what exactly the differences are. Goju-ryu and Uechi-ryu were fairly similar, but it sounds like Shorin-ryu is an entirely different branch of Okinawan karate? Asking cause I'm a bit attached to the Naha-te styles and have a little reluctance to start a different branch.. almost feels like a betrayal haha
TL;DR: What are the differences between the two branches? Do you prefer one over the other for any reason? Help me be more open minded to the idea of changing branches.
Edit: thank you, everyone, for the incredibly informative responses! There's way more going on than I originally thought. If anyone has good book recommendations on the subject I would appreciate it!