Happy New Years! Shading techniques (Patreon)

I have a friend who didnt beleive me when I said I NEVER do cell shading-- and all of my shading is blended out. >_>  I personally think that this shading has become a big of a look for me-- one of the major things that makes people recognize it as a mccull artwork.

That being said however, I dont hate the cell shading as much as I thought I would... its a lot less work and gets the point across a little easier as to where the light source is coming from. 

Which do you prefer? :o