You're not alone. Everyone varies in what sort of experiences they prefer when diving deep with DMT; some prefer smoking straight freebase, some changa, some love pharma, some prefer brews; some prefer a mix of all of them.
Oral brews and pharmahuasca are quite a different beast, compared to say vaporzing DMT or smoking changa ime. You're in it for the long haul. Big doses of oral harmalas and the synergy with oral DMT also add several different aspects to the overall experience that can be trying for people. Some prefer to keep it short and sweet with smoked DMT/changa.
Im with you to a degree. I prefer smoked DMT/changa somewhat moreso than oral DMT. I know many have said that they feel brews or pharmahuasca can/is more of a thorough/healing experience, which I can totally understand; but for me I find changa and/or smoked DMT just as healing in many regards, given the persons mindset, intentionality, personal life, ritual of using leading up to the experience (im sure theres many factors to this). Smoked DMT and changa can be very insightful, thorough and healing; just as much as oral DMT.
But yeah, much less trepidation leading up to smoking versus taking oral, ime.