I think dash is still a great platform to setup your masternode because it doesn't take so much to sync unlike many wallet that has large amount of data or maybe have a bug in their wallet that delays synchronization. Though I don't see any reason you can't wait for the wallet the sync, after all nothing good comes easy, so just take your time to wait for the wallet and enjoy your reward thereafter, lol.
Well, the original creator of masternodes (Dash) syncs pretty fast and also has a bootstrap that you can use if you plan to download and sync the blockchain from scratch :
https://github.com/UdjinM6/dash-bootstrapIt helps by the way if you have the blockchain on a SSD drive, syncs faster. For safety i would recommend an external SSD drive that you only connect to your pc during operations or invest in
a hardware wallet (Ledger / Trezor).
You can always test the sync speed before investing in any masternode cryptoproject.