Hi/Peace!
I personally would advise you to read the Qur'an first. Qur'an is the Word of God for Muslims and Qur'an explains the Hadith and not vice versa! (My personal opinion).
I believe that many Muslims around the globe put a big stress on Hadith, telling others how Hadith 'interprets' the Qur'an yet God Almighty tells Muslims and the rest of the world that the Holy Qur'an is His Hadith, that Qur'an is complete and that people do not need another Hadith beside the Qur'an!
Many Hadiths are contradictory. One example is the age of Prophet Muhammad's wife's, Aisha's, age. One hadith narrates that she was 6 when she married him, another speaks that she was in puberty, another one mentions Aisha in a battle which means she could not be younger than 15 (since it was prohibited for anyone under the age of 15 to be in a battle)--all of which shows us that no one trully knows the age of the Prophet's wife!
Often we Muslims do not see, or are afraid to admit to ourselves, that Hadith are human work, that it contradicts itself, that it contains many advice for Muslims to follow that are not based on the Qur'an, such as stoning punishment!
So, Cool Aid, I hope you will read the Qur'an first. Keep in mind that the Holy Qur'an is not a story. Often Bible readers expect a story outlined in the Qur'an, but the Holy Book is not a story. It is a long dialog between the Almighty, his servants and those who are His enemies.
Peace.