Rolex Explorer II Dilema

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I know there has been 1,000 threads regarding the new vs old Explorer II size but I was hoping you guys could help me out. I’m relatively new to watch collecting. My only other watch is a two line 14060M. I do have a Luminox Jolly Roger but that’s more of a novelty. I was looking to add an Explorer II Polar to the collection but feel the 40 is just a hair too small and the 42 is a hair too big. I’ve included a couple of wrist shots of each and hoping to get some advice as to which looks better. The maxi dial on the 42 isn’t ideal but with the smaller no date sub I thought it might be a nice contrast. Thanks for all your advice!