Tint and cri is a totally different conversation . you may have 100% cri and a tint that makes you want to puke .
The trick is try lots of tints and figure out what offends your sensibilities and which ones you like ...tyhen buy up the ones you like before they disappear . Even tints from the same bin aren't exactly the same and if compared side by side you'll know which one you like better . I find that knowing what you hate is easier then knowing what you like or can tolerate ..//I hate green and dislike dull beige /
Cri gets better depending on how hard they are run. cri being lower on low and better with more current being run thru them .
Emitters of different manufacturers will each have a different characteristic like more or less throw / more flood and also be more efficient or less etc .
So being to anal about numbers or trying to be too specific about runtimes or efficiencies probably just won't work . better cri and warmer tints will always be a lower bin and less lumens per watt so there's always a trade off for higher cri.
Lots of noobs who have no experience have only an output number as a basis of reference so they grab onto brightest as being the best. that would be like buying a car just by horsepower numbers and nothing else .
I'd go try newer high cri emitters in multiple tints and see which ones you like and then buy a handful of those emitters till you find another one you like … truth is we generally like or dislike tints .. not low or hi cri //everyone likes hi cri / people just have a tendency to tie the two together .