The smaller apples seem to be more flavorful as well.

This is why I buy them. In general, I think small fruit tastes better.

Maybe also more pesticides and more wax, unless you buy organic.

Don't worry, organic means you get only organic pesticides, no synthetic ones. And some organic pesticides are more toxic than synthetic ones (which actually makes a lot of sense when you think about--those evil chemical companies have a vested interest in making things that are safe for humans but unsafe for insects; Mother Nature does not).

Worth pointing out, though, that you're quite unlikely to see any health effects from any pesticide residue in either case.

> Maybe also more pesticides and more wax, unless you buy organic.

In which case it also means more wax [0] and more pesticides [1].

[0] just not petroleum-based

[1] but only "organic" pesticides

Maybe in the US. In Germany (and I assume many other places), organic apples are not waxed, and typically don't have any residual pesticides on them.

Depends on where you are. In the US, "organic" apples can be sprayed with pesticides and coated with "wax" (actual wax or other wax-like coatings).