A lot of NHS boards have small tails, under 6.5, even on wider decks. When I find one with a decent tail though I don't hesitate to buy it. Last I had was the Creature CSFU 8.6" and I love the shape, it's still my go-to backup board. On that note, I like that NHS makes 8.6 widths and wish more companies would.
Bottom line: For China made boards they've been pretty damned good to me. None of mine have chipped or broken, and they're stiff and solid feeling.
The one issue I had was that I ended up with a Creature that was very slightly warped one time. Seemed like the board was on the shop shelf for a long time and I didn't notice until I started skating it. Rather than bother the shop I hit up NHS and they didn't hesitate to replace it and they were super cool throughout the process.
The only reason I would pass on a NHS deck is if I was having trouble choosing between 2 boards, if one of them was US pressed I'd use that as the deciding factor.