I would say just use rippetoe even if you want to cut. It wont' be as effective as it could be but you've been off for long enough that you require a basic program again. Or at least thats my thoughts. Anyone else wanna chime in here?

Some other things they might want to know:

What are you lifts at now?
What is your diet like now?
What are you stats? (weight, height, bf%, age?)

IronWorker