Late afternoon beach stroll-sold

Oil on stretched linen, 6" x 6"

Girls in the sand- part 2

Oil on canvas, 20" x 24"

I actually finished this painting a couple of months ago, but wasn't that happy with it- the bottom part of it seemed dead to me. Then I was looking at it yesterday and thought maybe if I cropped a couple of inches off the bottom it might be improved.
Not a big difference, I know, but if you have an opinion about which looks better, let me know.