Worst case the two scenarios equate to the same thing. Namely there's one or more people you need to trust indefinitely. Best case however is where they differ

Worst case the two scenarios equate to the same thing. Namely there's one or more people you need to trust indefinitely. Best case however is where they differ a lot. Best case for this method is trusting someone once. Best case for the other method is still trusting one or more people indefinitely.