Bigger (Taller) Tires are about Ground Clearance or (Wider) more traction. In the snow you want a tall skinny tire to get through the snow to the pavement as quickly as possible. For Mud you want a wider tire to ride on top as long as you can.
A lift kit is to prevent "getting stuck up to the body" and to add taller tires to add more ground clearance, But who it take that gorgeous Black beauty in the Mud on purpose?... That's what a Tacoma is for. I am for the levelling kit (Just got my 2020 GMC 1500 Black Elevation with X31 and Duramax) so I can use my truck for it's intended purpose Towing and Hauling. If I want to go Mudding I'll buy a side by side or older rig.... I am also thinking about the 4" lift kit to put on a little bigger tire as I do hunt and sometimes go off road, but not mudding.
That being said I could just buy a side by side as they will handle a Deer and me easily... No worries about trashing the black beauty... GMC got this one right... Love the 24+ MPG and I emphasize the Plus....