Super underlooked DS9 character. Basically saved from being a one-off cause they needed an extra person form the episode that Jadzia's old hosts occupied her friends bodies for fun. Then she was kind of just around and working at the bar. Once her relationship with Rom got going she really comes into her own , they're adorable together. Among all the spies and terrorists in the show she's just a straight shooter and a genuinely nice person. Leeta has her shit together. Chase Masterson also advocated for worker ownership of the means of production in an interview.
S3 is where the show starts ramping up in quality and S4 is already above 2/3 ratio of good or better espisodes.
I would agree with the suggestion that it is probably better to either go back to start with TNG(and I'd start with S3 straight away and then come back for the good S1-2 episodes only you can find lists on google) or watch alongside.
There is a lot of nostalgia already in DS9, when certain characters appear on the respective sister show it only really hits already existing fans, originally this was done for cross promotion but there is merit in it even if you disregard the ulterior motive.
Specifically the two characters that moved over, their character growth depends on the pre-existing knowledge of the previous show, specially for Worf.
There are also certain scenes and episodes during the war arc that could be considered nostalgia bait. You could keep going but i feel you'll miss out on that part of the experience.
Classic trek imo works so well because there is a shared consistency between the shows. You imagine that the characters in Voyager would fit perfectly on DS9 or TNG and vice-versa and it makes it all seem like this huge family.