Limited play time question.

It is okay but why not go the new pathfinder poison meta? Gear should be cheap this late into league

Sounds like you might be better off on standard league. It never wipes so you can take your time. People there are willing to give you some good mid tier stuff for free cause everyone has so much sitting around in stash and it's easy to get help killing bosses or running trials. Standard is especially good to just learn the game. Once you have a lot of things down you'll have an easier time doing a league casually.

The downsides are standard doesn't have the newest league mechanic. Most league mechanics right now are going core, so you just have to wait until the next league to try it. Also that trade market is very inflated. Buying stuff is really expensive and it's hard to sell anything that isn't top tier. Some things are cheaper than league, like a lot of the rarer skill gems (Rakiata's etc) and some uniques like HeadHunters.