Tabs might take up some screen real estate, but I would find Tabs very helpful. I also have a project where I have to go back and forth between files in different folders and tabs would save a lot of time for someone in this kind of situation.
I would also be for a list of recent files, just some way to easily go back and forth between files.
I would also be for a list of recent files, just some way to easily go back and forth between files.