All this "cry cry cry" scimitar has ghost reach is a load of bullshit.
Sure, the sword registers earlier in the animation due to it being curved, but we're talking less than 20ms here.
There is no "extra" invisible range to the scimitar, it's just a a bunch of dumb players who misunderstood the so called ghost reach.
On topic; I'd use the Elite Scimitar over the normal one due to the damage difference. You need every point of damage you can get as a 1hander, if you are to stand a chance against heavy armor targets.