If it's this short, the ternary operator would be the absolute best option IMHO. If any of the clauses are much longer, the first option reads a lot better if

If it's this short, the ternary operator would be the absolute best option IMHO. If any of the clauses are much longer, the first option reads a lot better if it can be a guard cause that returns very quick. If neither options are short I'd argue they should be pushed away into scoped and named blocks (e.g. a function) and we're back to either a ternary operation or a guard like clause.