The challenge with providing a helpful response to this sort of inquiry is the OP provides no indication as to the type of shows that appeal to them. The two choices couldn't be more different, and knowing nothing about the OP, this thread really can't offer anything more than "I like ____", which isn't necessarily helpful.
I've seen both Come From Away (once) and Miss Saigon (three times), and I very much enjoyed both (see what I mean?).
I think Come From Away is the more uniformly successful of the two, i.e., the combination of story, score, lyrics, production design, etc., form a more complete and effective work. It's a small, intimate production with a lot of heart, and it will probably be fairly easy to put this show on the road without significant loss to the Broadway experience.
Miss Saigon is an epic, sweeping production with a huge cast, a dramatic (if uneven) score, and a set design that at times becomes its own character in the story. The Engineer and Kim are strong roles that must be carefully cast if a touring version is to be truly successful (I agree with others' comments here regarding the relatively weak understudies in the current Broadway production). Also, if the set design is pared down for the tour, I suspect that Miss Saigon will lose much of its impact. Eliminating the helicopter might dilute the potency of the "Kim's Nightmare/The Fall of Saigon" scene, which in turn could diminish the character's sacrifice.
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