Nah cycling is a lot easier than you expect just time consuming but 1000% worth it. All you need is an API master test kit and a bottle of pure ammonia. Add a few milliliters of ammonia each day and until your filter is ticking it through in under 12 hours and then your ready for fish. When I say ticking over when you first add ammonia and do a water test with the kit I mentioned you will see ammonia at 4/5 and then over time it will drop to 0 then the same thing will happen with nitrite in the tank and gradually you will be growing and training a colony of bacteria in your filter and this will make it suitable for fish.
One thing to point out is that the bacteria in a bottle type products you see in the shops are very unreliable due to the fact that they are not regulated in any way and go off in the shop because to keep the bacteria for a fish tank alive they either need to be a. Provided with a source of oxygen and ammonia and nitrite or stored in a refrigerated environment from the moment it is produced which they never are as they are often just boxed in a warehouse then shipped in the open and then in the shop on a shelf. So I wouldnt really even bother buying them.
Its particularly important with this tank as most of the small fish that are suitable for it are quite delicate and would not survive a fish in situation. Using the ammonia means that you dont add fish for a few weeks but when you do add them it means you will be able to do so in confidence that they wont die or get sick in the first few weeks.
A few of the species that you could consider for your tank would be
Badis fish
Dario Dario
Pygmy Gourami
Green Neon Tetra (but not the common blue ones)
Galaxy Rasbora
Chilli Rasbora
Sparrow Rasbora
Cherry Shrimp
Male Endlers
Bee Shrimp
Tiger Shrimp
Blue Shrimp
Though obviously not all of those species a few example stock lists would be something like
4 x Pygmy Gourami
5 x Cherry Shrimp
or
6 x Chilli Rasbora
5 x Cherry Shrimp
or
6 x Galaxy Rasbora
5 x Cherry Shrimp
or
2 x Badis fish
6 x Galaxy Rasbora
Personally I would go for the galaxy rasbora just because of the massive amount of colour you get from them. Nearly any stocking plan in this tank should include shrimp, they will give your tank a little more diversity and are now available in so many colours and due to their small size will not impact on the waste load on the filter.
Wills
hi welcome to tff!
I started with an 8 gallon and then moved to a 30g now on a 65g and planning for a 120g 
but before we do there is the cycling to figure out 
my head hurts already!
