Cactus V2

I would appreciate any comments. I have two crops of this image and I am curious which one

is more pleasing to the majority

Of the two, I like this crop better by far. It feels like a much more focused composition. With the other version, I feel like the left part is just extra and doesn't really add much to the overall image. If anything, it is distracting and pulls me away from what I should be looking at, which is exactly what you have left in this image.

So, one vote for this one :)