I like a small carrier. The one I have for Porky is very compact. It is low so he can’t stand up in it, which prevents him from standing at a dangerous moment such as when I go around a tight corner. The air vents are just slits, so it is fairly dark inside and quieter. It has just enough room for him to turn around.
When I was in 4h as a teen we traveled with our bunnies to shows quite often. We generally took our bunnies in small cages about the size that most pet stores sell as permanent homes for bunnies. The bunny would spend a few hours on the day of the show in the cage. Bunnies traveling in wire cages that gave them room to stand and hopped sometimes got injured when cars stopped short or went around curves. It’s that experience that led me to feel that small and confined is safer for short trips to the vet.
This is just a carrier, not a full time home, so bunny is probably only spending at most 1 or 2 hours in it very occasionally. For a very long trip, I would probably decide comfort trumped safety, but Porky really never goes farther than the vet (which is also where he boards when we go away.)
I line the bottom with paper towels and throw in a hand full of parsley. Parsely makes a good travel snack, b/c it doesn’t spill but does provide moisture.