Which stack looks better?

Selective focus is a powerful tool to a photographer, so I am experimenting with it...heehee

Picture is approx. 3x magnification (Nifty fifty reversed on 135L), 25 pics stack
Actually after all the hassle, I like the all in focus one better, what do you think?!

With the full stack, my eye is drawn toward the detail of the skin. With the other one the eye becomes the point of interest but in this case I prefer the full stack.

Lovely work BTW.

Full stack works for me
very good

full stack, other looks artificial

full stack as well

full stack (i assume it's the one on the left)

full stack!

I think the selective focus fails because my eye isn't drawn to the snake eye by the composition.
There isn't anything low down in the image that encourages my eye to make the long journey to the top and to the left.
Consequently the over arching feeling is one of looking at a blurred image.

Were you to have used the rule of thirds vertically,
or sat the eye on the golden section
the result may have been different.