Well TonK down here in OZ land we only get the Cuban version of both, you dont say if the RyJ's you smoked are Cuban or Dominican but seeing as you put your post in the Cuban section I will assume you mean Cuban.
Anyway, from my experience the RyJ are a really nice medium smoke where as the Partagas has more of a kick and more flavor. I used to smoke a lot of RyJ's when I first started smoking cigars but as you know tastes change and now the Partagas has the strength and pepper bite that I crave in a Saturday night smoke, all you can do is try them for yourself and make you mind up from there. :thumbs: