Hi @crypto-investor,
I did not use any of the two options you suggested, instead I move from Poloniex to Bittrex to my Steemit account.

I explained the full details of the transfer here.
https://steemit.com/steemit/@yehey/moving-from-poloniex-to-bittrex-exchange-to-my-steemit

I hope others will use it as a good step-by-step procedures.

Follow me @Yehey
Thank you.