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Neither the 3PP nor Paizo version offers any real abilities that are relevant to this build, so it's actually not a significant consideration regardless of which one he means.
All three of these approaches are tenable. Although I can understand the attraction of picking a 1st level spell so you can start using metamagic early, I'd personally lean towards the fireball route. Tripping is inconsistent since there are a lot of situations you can't do it (even moreso that fire resistance), and the fact that you absolutely need to use reach metamagic to make shocking grasp work is a big issue at low levels. The Spell Specialization feat will help tide you over until you get metamagic-boosted fireballs.