I bought this game at launch and I never reset or TT''ed. I took the first layout and the villagers that went with it, and just took it from there. Tbh I didn't know you could have a choice of map layout until recently, and I never TT'ed because I play for that day and that's enough for me. Anything else can wait!
I took a break from the game for a few months and started playing again in January. I came back with some new, fresh ideas and I set out implementing those into my game. As I had stuck with my town for so long with no resetting, I felt it deserved to be completed. When I had finished my town and there was nothing more I could do, I bought another game cartridge so I could start again and play at my own pace. I may well restart this one if I want to get things just right, but I'm glad I kept my original town and stuck with it until the end.
Same here! I took the first layout given and didn't know there was even an option to deny it. This is my first AC game, so that's probably why. xD