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Sleep begets sleep so if she can nap well she will sleep well at night and vice versa. With that said, she is at an age where short naps are super common and you should do what you can to maximize daytime sleep so she isn't overtired come bedtime. A baby that sleeps well at night needs to sleep during the day too.

I know Weissbluth (healthy sleep habits, happy child) recommends that if/when you nap train to try the first nap of the day since they are most tired then. Once she gets the hang of napping then you can try the other nap times. I don't think 3 months is too young to get her to start napping in her crib / independently but it is too young to expect any sort of consistent napping patterns.

I sometimes don't know what is better, a good napper or nighttime sleeper! Try The Baby Whisperer, and the Weissbluth book mentioned above. 3 months is not too young to nap train.

3 months seems too early for CIO. Unfortunately cat naps are very common for babies as young as yours. I also have a 3 month old, and she never naps for more than 30 mins at a time either. I can get her to have enough daytime sleep if I manage to get her down for 5-6 catnaps each day. It's super annoying, and I will she would take fewer longer naps. But for now we're just going with it and hoping that she'll start taking longer naps on her own in the coming months. Otherwise, we'll probably nap train at a later date.

I'm having the same issues. Great night sleeper, but his naps suck. I've started to gently nap train him by going into reinsert his paci when he starts fussing. I'm not against using CIO (a modified version of it...), but at this point (10 weeks old), it's too soon for him imo.