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I think the best is you read and inform about each of them and then choose. I'm not sure what answer you expect here. Do you know Python? Well then maybe Qtile is for you. Do you want switch to Wayland? Some window manager are Xorg/X11 only. Some are configured in a simple configuration file and some are configured by programming in a programming language.
Do you want an auto tiler or manual tiling? i3 is an example of manual tiling, which I did not like to do. Auto tiling means you don't choose what position, it will always determine it automatically based on the rules the layout has. Some tiler have multiple layouts and rules you can switch between.
How to choose a window tiling manager? By reading and learning about them and eventually watching videos in action. Ultimately you just install them and try out. Tiling window manager are not like an entire desktop environment and therefore not that invasive or disruptive. You can easily remove them if you don't like.