Your table sounds fabulous! That's a tough decision. How wide are the leaves? Will there really be seating for an extra person in each corner? If the leaves can provide around 15 inches of knee room, I would seat the smaller family members on the corners and go for it with the end leaves. After all, the beauty and function of the table for every day use should probably take precedent over occassional larger gatherings. With a big group, people don't mind working around a table leg for just an hour or so. Enjoy your new table!

I like the end leaves on a harvest table. Sometimes the end leaves are called breadboard ends. Center leaves are really kind of a pain. You have to struggle to open the table and then their can be alignment issues as well as having to move all the chairs while you open up the table. For the most part the leaves will be in storage so choose what suits you best.