That is a great starting point and once you get confident you can upgrade it to work with better gear so the quad still becomes relevant I still fly mine today normally as a warm up before getting the 5" out lol
Lots of Info on modding the tinyhawk can be found here: Cheap Lock Down Quad (Emax Tinyhawk freestyle1/2)
Yes the swap from HD to Anologe is night and day lol.
I got most of my knowledge and information from watching hours of YouTube videos. Joshua Bardwell is one of the big names.
If you’re using the DJI FPV remote for the sim besure to remove the spring on your throttle stick you’ll have a much easier time in the sim then.