Well, for a hobby project, you definitely should consider the first and not the second! Indeed, even for a company, it's wise to be in "Explore" mode sometimes

Well, for a hobby project, you definitely should consider the first and not the second! Indeed, even for a company, it's wise to be in "Explore" mode sometimes / somewhere, in which case again the constraint might hamper ideas. So I'd agree with you, removing that constraint could be a great idea!