Black Pine styling

I recently bought the JBP and wanted to get some styling suggestions from this forum. It has a couple of bar branches and a large gap between the lower and upper foliage, but I like the nebari and its a very healthy vigorous tree (its fill of 3 inch candles as I type this)

Original tree:



Option One (with the help of some branch grafting):



Option Two:

has anyone got any other styling ideas for this tree or any comments on either of my virt ideas???

I prefer option 2... It shows off a good flow in the trunk.

How about option 2 but without the bottom left branch?

NickJ wrote:How about option 2 but without the bottom left branch?

Maybe number 2 with the bottom left branch being less full or let grow for a Jin later in the tree's development...

do you not think the lower left branch gives the tree more balance?

Oops sorry I actually meant option 1 without the branch... I'd typed that on my phone...