Are Hydraulic Disc Brakes a must have?

I'm getting my first bike and deciding between the Canyon Grizl 6 and Trek Checkpoint ALR 3.

I'll primarily ride on the road ~45 minutes 1-2x per week, but hopefully will increase that in a few years when my kids are older.

I really liked the Checkpoint at my LBS, but the Canyon has hydraulic disc brakes VS mechanical disc brakes. Am I going to regret not having that? I also read that the parts on the Canyon are better, so I'm really torn.

Trek:\ -$1300 \ -Mechnical Disc Brakes \ -Shimano Sora \ -LBS

Canyon:\ -$1400-$1500\ -Hydraulic Disc Brakes\ -Shimano GRX

Update: added some specs since people were thinking the Trek might not have disc brakes at all.