I'm starting the shift to 6-max and OnGame is my home, where, as many of you know, the SH tables are 5 handed. Often they end up being 4-handed which is a huge difference from the FR that I'm used to.

Should I just avoid these games as a new SH player? For those of you that play only SH, do you play them or do you stick to sites with 6-max tables?

I'm hooked on the OnGame bonuses and I really don't want to leave them behind, but I get the feeling it might be wise?

No reason to avoid them...just know that it's going to be slightly different poker from 6 max.

i personally would prefer the 5-max simply because the shifts to 4-handed and 3-handed require pretty substantial adjustments that most people don't make.

if you play 6-max, the adjustment to 5-handed is minimal (imo) and you really only get a decent-sized change in strategy when it gets down to 4-handed.

There's a good short discussion in Weighing the Odds on short handed games. Thats the minimum you should know before jumping into the 3-4 handed tables.