8 inch Edge fast and light to set up?
You must be a body builder!!
My CPC 800 is at the absolute limit of what I consider "portable".
You're in for some beautiful views with the Edge. Saturn will blow you away and it's not too late to grab the Trapezium in Orion . That cluster glows like diamonds.
I'd suggest joining the Cloudy Nights forum. You won't find a more knowledgeable group anywhere.