One more vote for pellets. Much more convenient than the wood was, not to mention cleaner. Installing the correct pipe through the existing wood stove pipe was a piece of cake. Between the local building department and the manufacturers specifications it's not hard to get it right.
We burn about a ton & 1/2 each winter, I clean out the ashes once a year, brush down the firebox area every month or so. Heating our house for $300.00 a year works for me.