My DD doesn't have a preference between soft or hard dolls. Depends on her mood for the day. She loves her cheapie soft body ones and then she got a small hard one for her birthday that is getting a lot of play time atm.
Same here Taurean. DD was given a box of 2 dolls: one a hard one & the other soft with hard head, hands & feet and she plays with them both equally.

(I've been thinking about you lately Taurean, hope you're going well!!)