I like the first one better, but I think the image could have been improved with better composition.
Ideally you would want to have at least one tree with out the top chopped off. I know it is difficult because of the lens, but even so. You could have looked up and up until you cleared one point of the tree, perhaps even on your back or standing further back to catch the trunk and the peak.. But it would have shown the true perspective of those wonderful trees.
Go back and try it again if it is convenient. There is tons of potential there.