Originally Posted by JohnWM

If you return home via EWR, your luggage will make it only as far as EWR, where you will have to retrieve it and pass through customs, etc. Moreover, you will also have to hustle at EWR to re-check your luggage and run for the connection flight (which you might not make if the connection is tight).

Let us know which route you select, and how it turns out for you. Happy travels!