Just my opinion, but I (RH'd) carry a compact 1911 everyday in a $5 padded nylon w/ steel clip holster cross-draw in front left of jeans. IMHO full size 1911 while not too comfy is best carried in same manner (and yea I've done that on occassion.
As former CHL instructor I carried for a week each, in every position imaginable. Small of the back and strong side place weapon out-side normal perephrial vision and I spot more handguns carried this way than Carter has liver-pills. Small of the back while cool looking is one that "prints" worst of all and a fall on the back can give ya permanent back problems.
Cross-draw front has the advantage of givin you control over your pistol, not someone who slips up on ya from behind and is accessible while seated on my scoot or auto. As well as providing the ability to SEE when your printing.
BTW, I do own several hundered dollars worth of leather and Kydex type holsters and none is as user friendly as cross-draw front when ya have to go #2, (and there is nothing more embarassing than havin your piece hit the bathroom floor when ya go to drop trow, trust me).
My 2 cents,
Mike