I like them both and I can't say which is better given that both feed to different soundscapes that I dig.
The first version is very clear and open. It's like a clear open sky to me. Everything accented and made to exhibit individual flavor as a part of a whole.
The second is closed in a little more from the top where the sample is coming from. The sample also has that breathy feeling that some of your old joints do. The second one is much closer to your original style, the first one is on some other ish.
Keep on wit it D, I gotta see where you take this journey of yours.