A piston engine may well give you a better response time, but a 100hp engine at full power still puts you on the wrong side of the drag curve if you fall below it.
I'd rather float 1' off the runway for half a mile than fall short of it from 200'. I've been in both situations, and I felt a lot happier with the banter from the guys than I did when I was at full power barely managing straight and level with the approach lights passing between my wheels. It was a very close call.
In gusty conditions, you should fly with enough speed to keep you on the happy side of the drag curve at either extreme.