Originally Posted by
Tannin
Hmmm ... interesting.
#2 is more likely to pass as "nightime", and catches the casual eye more easily too, but #1 is by far the better shot. #2 is more likely to get you in the door, I reckon, but destined to finish middle-of-the-pack if the opposition is half decent, where #1 will either get glanced at once and completely ignored, or sneak through as a dark horse into the final round.
Why not take a punt on #1?
(Posted drawing upon my vast knowledge and long experience of competitions, which is to say none whatsoever.)