I just checked out Music Creator 6 Touch ( you can get this version free by the way) and it looks like it is more like X3 (Plain version, not studio or Producer) so it is a much better version than X1LE.
It comes with way better soft synth's and exfs. Looking at the screen shots it also looks exactly like any X series version of Sonar. So X1 LE is not going to offer you anything better at all. But as I said, it has value as an upgrade pathway to any of the Sonar products if you see there are features you are needing down the road.
But to answer your question about which to start out with- The workings for recording and editing is all the same with all versions of Cakewalk. You learn one, you learn them all. I would play with Music creator and only if you run into a roadblock with needing "more" would I upgrade. It might be all you ever need.
Spend more money for higher versions.. get better Soft Synths and Efxs. that's about it. But those items can be added via 3rd Party and a lot out there is also free.