A weekend is definitely enough time to learn how to install a Gentoo system, and it's a good experience. Whether you'll really want to keep with it in the long

A weekend is definitely enough time to learn how to install a Gentoo system, and it's a good experience. Whether you'll really want to keep with it in the long run is another question. The level of control is awesome, but it is high maintenance. Expect it to break in interesting and surprising ways during updates.