I quite like the idea of a standard 45deg join to down wind as it should give plenty of time to see & be seen.
The chances of a "standard" OHJ these days seem about as high as a "standard" circuit. I certainly don't like the idea of thinking of a bicycle wheel and keeping a constant turn as, in a low wing ac, that means a wing will be blocking the direction the conflict is likely to come from. If we are going to stick with SOHJs why not follow the published method?