I hate to say it but I think I agree with Dennis.
Not having the two binoculars side to side though, admittedly, I would certainly concede being wrong.
True, you really never know how a bin is going to feel until you get it into your hands and up to your eyes, and on occasion I have been surprised about the handling of some closed bridge roofs, but if you're an experienced user, as you are, you have a pretty good idea about how different these two bins are going to be ergonomically.
I've liked the idea of owning a pocket bin more than I have my actual experience with them. Admittedly, the ones I've tried didn't have top notch optics, though he one I did actually buy, the Nikon Venturer II, has good optics, but it's a reverse porro not a roof. I did get an idea about the smaller FOV and the handling of a double hinge compact from trying them in stores, and the lack of dampening due to the ultra-lite weight.
Not everybody's thumbs fit so neatly under the bridge of a compact like Alexis' (I'm still amazed at the pix of him holding a Leica 8x20), or whose eye sockets fit the smaller eyecups of a compact comfortably and w/out image blackouts.
Even though the CL-P is large for a compact, it's still a double bridge configuration with flat bridge on top whereas the 30mm M7 is on "open hinge" (or "open bridge" as Nikon's describing it) design, which leaves room for your fingers to wrap around the barrels. So ergonomically, the ,7 and CL-P are apples to oranges.
I like compacts for concerts and sporting events, but for birding, I prefer a midsized or full sized bin. But like you, I will reserve final judgement until after I've tried the CL-P since the sharp edges and relatively compact size and light but not feather weight might be worth the trade-off for the inherent shortcomings of compacts.
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