Save yourself the time and effort and just get the tailwheel training. It looks cooler and as an old pilot friend used to say 'It cuts down on the number of people who can steel your airplane since most can't even taxi across the ramp to make the getaway.'
"I want to convert it to tri-gear, as all my time has been in 172s & I'm not quite comfortable picking up a new airframe and learning to fly tailwheel at the same time."
