I'm yet to try the dried variety despite the glowing reviews from AHB'rs on this site but have used the 1056 on many occasions and really like it. Although I have been opting for the 1272 over the last year or so cause I love it's fruitiness compared to the 1056.
I've been alternating between US05 and WLP001 in two beers for three years and I can't detect a difference. The dry product throws a little more sulphur in one beer type on the first pitching, but seems identical to 001 if subsequently re-pitched. Given the big flavours of the beers you're likely to make with these strains, I believe that any real difference in yeast character will be well and truly obscured.
I'd recommend the dried version of US-05 to anyone in a heartbeat. Last year in my dormitory at uni I had a mate who was keen on testing my homebrew, he also had a great sense of taste so could give reliable and informative feedback. When I used US-05 in a brew he rekoned it was the best I'd done so far - very clean, with a crisp aftertaste and no unpleasant flavours.
Nothing had changed in my brewing practise except for the yeast.
Does anyone else get a plastic taste out of 1056? I kegged some and bottled about half a dozen tallies. It wasnt noticeable in the keg but there is a definite plastic taste in the bottles. Maybe it was because the keg was finished quickly or it may have developed these flavours too. Perhaps it didnt like sitting at room temp to carbonate either. The beer was an all Cascade Pale Ale.