Its not question of app being better. Its more of a question of your style. At the end of the day if your proficient in one you SHOULD be switchabe. If not you didnt really learn anything. But i see max a s more of a one way trip than maya.
I mena it took me while to get of max thinking, into maya thinking and that led way to mostly any 3d app. But this is strictly my oppinion. As its a question of personal style. As a general rule id say max is easier 50% of the way. But im not interested in the first 50% im interested in the next 49%, 1% is always painful no matter how you look at it.