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There's agreement here on one of the key points. The signal conditions (weak & obstructed by terrain) call for a large high gain antenna.
I tend to lean toward going after what's there and will likely be there. Given the signal conditions, I would not skimp on antenna gain or directivity. My personal choice would be the Antennas Direct 91XG and a PA-18 preamp. The highly directional 91XG also has a bit more gain than the DB8. The additional directivity of the 91XG translates into better rejection of multipath interference. If any of the programming on the high-VHF channels is of interest, I'd add an Antennacraft Y10713 (see @No static at all's avatar).
Rotate or A/B switch, your choice. Hopefully your tuner(s) allow for manually channel entry or 'add-scan' so you won't need to re-scan for channels every time you turn the antenna or switch from one to the other.
For the foreseeable future, the long elements on the back end of the all channel antennas would be hanging out in the wind, more prone to damage and producing greater stress on a rotator, all for nothing.
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If the well is dry and you don't see rain on the horizon, you'll need to dig the hole deeper. (If the antenna can't get the job done, an amp won't fix it.)
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