Hello;
Lots of good advice here! I wish I'd had something like the forums when I started loading. A can of powder, box of primers, 100 Speer bullets, a hammer, my Brother-in-Law's Lyman single digit reloading manual and his Lee Classic loader.

IMNHO, No manufacturer makes "bad" dies. They will all work, and make great ammo!
Carbide dies are a goodness!
Before I got my Lee FCD, about 20 % of my rounds would not chamber due to overcrimping. The FCD reduced that to about 5%.
Since I learned (again) to adjust my seat/crimp die, they now "plunk" like a Bullfrog off a hollow log! YMMV.

If your J frame is the 357 Magnum flavor, per an article in a recent HANDLOADER magazine, XTP bullets need about 850 fps to expand, which level may not be attainable with a 2" or shorter barrel, and recoil may be in the GRIM area, which does little for (my) accuracy. In that case, you may be happier with a full Wadcutter, or Semiwadcutter at lower velocities.
OTOH, you may like that sort of thing! More POWER to you!

There is no wrong way (except unsafely) to enjoy any hobby!