This is mostly a matter of taste, but if the first example makes sense, the second example looks less clear, because, for someone quickly skimming through the c

This is mostly a matter of taste, but if the first example makes sense, the second example looks less clear, because, for someone quickly skimming through the code, a variable which have a somewhat clear meaning "yes" (that could be improved) is replaced with a magic number who have no intrinsic meaning.