I'd choose the recessed lights. And yes, definitely add a dimmer.

I have them in the kitchen, keeping room, and hall. Don't use them all the time, but when I need great light they provide it!

Do you intend to keep the hallway lit the entire time you're in the basement, or will people be turning the lights on and off at each end of the hall? If you want them turned off, I suggest installing an infrared switch with a timer to turn the lights on and off. We have them controlling wall sconces in the halls to our bedrooms - they're terrific! We can set ours to anywhere between 3 minutes to 20 minutes. In the kids' hall, we have it set for 15 minutes, but in our hall it's set for 3. My sconces are small, three in each hallway, and use decorative candle-type bulbs with small bases that come in various wattages.

We have recessed lights in the kitchen. They come with all the hardware you need, including the ceiling rings. My handyman could have installed a motion-detector infra-red in the kitchen, but we decided against it.

With infrareds, there are no wall switches to contend with. I love mine. They've been in my house for 20 or so years, never had to repair them.

Sherry

I have one sconce as you go down the steps to the basement and recessed lights in the basement. In a recent(last summer) remodel of our basement, I replaced two ceiling fixtures (typical builder flush mount) with track lighting to give even more light and provide a more contemporary look.
Sconce going down steps

Here you can see both recessed and track fixture

mid construction. You can see placement of recessed lights

Another track in kitchenette

We also in the midst of finishing off our basement as well. Except for the light pendant which will hang over the pool table, all the lighting is recessed. Our basement does have windows but light does come through the door openings to the bedrooms and bathroom. In the hallway which is 13 feet long x 4 feet wide, we have 2 recessed lights in this hallway and it is enough light IMO. I dont think you need 6 lights, perhaps 3 or 4 at the most. You dont want the hall to look like a runway.

You guys rock. Thanks for the feedback and photos.

You really think I should get a dimmer for the hall lights? Hmm... I'll mention that to DH. We're putting a dimmer in his man room. We were going to turn them on and off as we used it.

I definitely think it will bug me to have the only hall source not coming from overhead with that long of a stretch.

Kmcg - Do you know the wattage or your sconce?

For the recessed lights, 6" would be the way to go, right? I saw they had "kits" but they looked different than the stuff being sold separate. I'll have to make a trip to Lowes over the weekend and see what they have.

Roseabbey - I was thinking of using 3 recessed lights. I'm glad to hear that will be enough light.

These are the photos I had in the other thread.
This is looking down the one side of the basement. There's stuff beside and behind me.
The wall on the right is 20'. (Count to the 4th column.) There will be a door at the end and two doors on the left.
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left side
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The sconce takes up to a 100W. The bulb I have in there, that you see in the pic. is a 60W.

Shee In addition to my little chandelier recessed lights in my kitchen and love them.
There are two types of cans , one to use with insulation in the space abouve and ones to use without as a safety measure. The boxes very clearly say which to use under what circumstances. We got ours at Lowes I think or maybe HD.
If you use incandescent bulbs you can put them on a dimmer switch. i think there are newer fluorescents that can dim also but they are more expensive and we decided we didnt need them to dim.
I like the look the recessed lighting gives - good light but no clutter and my little chandelier takes center stage.