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I added Leica to my bag in mid-2016, and have been making some of the same decisions over the past 6-8 months.
If, as you mention in your original post, you're doing more scenic/landscape with the occasional environmental portrait, I think you'd be better served by a 35 as a first lens rather than a 50. There are lots of great choices for 35mm lenses in M-mount, from Zeiss, Voigtlander, and Leica, for about any budget. 35's can make fabulous portrait lenses in addition to being useful for street, scenics, travel, and landscapes, and lots of one-lens Leica shooters use a 35 as their versatile lens-of-choice.
I started with a 50 myself (actually, two of them that render very differently), as I've always been a 50mm shooter. I then added a 90mm for more traditional portraiture. I'm getting close to pulling the trigger on a 35 now - most likely one of the Zeiss options (though the little Voigtlander Color-Skopar is very tempting and its rendering is awesome for portraits).
Good advice above about visiting the alt gear forum, as well. Good luck!
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