If you believe most disputes will involve the buyer's failure to pay for the goods, then an attorneys' fees provision may be beneficial in your collection efforts. Of course, in many states, including California, if there is an attorneys' fees provision in a contract, the prevailing party is entitled to recovery of fees even if the provision states that it benefits only the seller. If yes, then a provision which requires all disputes to be filed within your state would be helpful. Again, while you may be able to force the buyer to defend itself in your state, if the buyer has no assets in your state, you would still be required to use cumbersome sister-state proceedings to enforce your final judgment in the buyer's state. Internal Statutes of Limitations.
States provide, by statute or case law, the deadlines for filing lawsuits.
By contract, you can typically reduce the time period. For a seller, it may be advantageous to flush out claims of defect while the problem is still fresh. Several years ago, the automatic reaction was to include arbitration provisions in every contract. At that time, Los Angeles County Superior Court cases took five years before they were sent to trial. Also, many felt that civil litigation was very expensive.