Is it even worth it for aspiring Indies?

That’s your problem right there! Without using Blueprint UE4 is way more difficult to learn than Unity, and prototyping often slower. When you know the engine well, depending on taste you might want to use mostly C++. But while still learning Blueprint is the way to go unless you are already an experienced C++ developer.

So rephrasing the questing to “Is it even worth it for aspiring Indies hating Blueprint?” my answer is “No!”.