HELP0... which direction is better?
No problem!
The other option, especially if you're capable of doing the frame patches yourself, is to just patch it and drive it. Resale value means a whole lot of nothing if you aren't planning on selling.
Just keep in mind that if you ever get in a jam and need to sell it, well, it won't be worth anything near what you have into it. Although that's probably true for most of us, I don't think I could get what I have dollar-wise into any of my cars back if I sold them. You'd just be a bit further upside down than the rest of us. ;-)