Transfer of layered Tiff Files

Hi guys, just try to find my way in working with Aperture and using Photoshop as external editor.
I was exporting versions of a master from Aperture and opening them in Photoshop (Not using the External Editor w/in Aperture which will be my next and probably more convenient option), applying some adjustment layers on it, saving the file than as tiff, and re-importing it into Aperture.
I noticed with some of my PS edited files that they appear in the viewer less sharp than I saw them before after the sharpening in PS, often completely unsharp, even less sharp than the unsharpened original version. When I go to Full-View they appear to be mostly correct. Is there any explanation for that?
Has it something to do that I was NOT using the External Editor command? Because, after re-opening those files in PS I realized that all layers are merged. Why are my layered Tiff files not preserved when transferring them in the said way?
One more question. Can anybody tell me whether there is ANY advantage or disadvantage in using Tiff files instead of PSD files, since both formats seems to me having similar file sizes?
Thanks a lot for any guidance

Yes, using the External Editor is far easier!
Yes, there is an explanation! When you're not zoomed in with Aperture, the quality of what you see depends on the preview quality setting in your preferences. Increasing the quality number in your preferences will cause the image to stay more true to the RAW data, but performance probably won't be as good (things might be more likely to get choppy when you're making adjustments).
From what I've heard, only Adobe software is compatible with multi-layer TIFFs and all the other software will flatten those files. You wouldn't have a problem if you used PSDs instead of TIFFs.
Since non-Adobe software flattens multi-layer TIFF files, using PSDs will prevent unintended flattening by non-Adobe software and help us keep track of which file was used for print and which file contains layers.
Hope this helps!

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