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I currently read on a 6" Kindle Oasis (for fiction) and the 8" Kobo Forma (for non-fiction). I also have experience with the 7" Kindle Oasis. Here are my thoughts.
Screen size - I've always been fine with 6" screen for reading fiction. But for academic, technical reading, I find a larger screen helpful (not sure why, but I think it helps to have more recently read sentences hanging around in my field of vision longer). For this, I found 7" to be a huge improvement over 6", and I found 8" to be a huge improvement over 7".
Ergonomics - I think the Kobo Forma is by far the best of these three ergonomically. The spine/handle feels perfectly natural, unlike on the Oasis. Because of how the weight is distributed, the Forma actually feels lighter to me than the 7" Oasis even though technically the Forma does weigh slightly more. Meanwhile, the spine on the 6" Oasis is so thin that it's difficult for me to find a comfortable grip; I almost always keep the cover on to make it easier to hold. The 7" Oasis has a more serious spine, but still doesn't feel quite natural and it's also difficult to grip because it's smooth metal. I've accidentally dropped both versions of the Oasis while reading. I've never dropped the Forma.
PDFs - Personally, I still have to reformat PDFs to read them comfortably on any of these devices.
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