@admitsWrongIfProven You don't get any more nor less control with arch or ubuntu.
The main difference is the updates: arch has the latest versions of software while ubuntu does not.
Unless you like to experiment all new features of stuff, you don't need arch and I'd rather stay away since often these can misbehave being less tested.

When you install Arch you're forced to set up a system since very little comes pre installed. It really doesn't take more time than installing a list of packages you wish.
When you install ubuntu you have a good ecosystem of packages preinstalled, but nothing prevents you from removing them and installing what you'd have installed on Arch.

Me, I prefer debian to ubuntu; frankly I see little added value on ubuntu now.
Arch will force you to learn some things. If you're in for a learning experience, that may be interesting. It doesn't necessarily require a lot of time, I guess you could probably just search for a list of things to install on the internet and choose from there.
All in all, it really doesn't matter all that much which linux distribution you decide to use.