Short answer is yes they don't carve as tight as mid-aspect wings, but you gain in speed, glide and efficiency. A shorter fuselage and a good smaller tail will enable it to still carve nicely.
BTW if you're looking at HA wings then you're looking at much smaller surface area than 1400... In HA wings, surface area doesn't matter much, there are many other variables such as the foil section which is far more important. You'll be surprised how small you can go with HA wings, just need a polished technique to get them working well