Both are lovely. I think that you should go for whichever one excites you the most. It is a lot of money (even with discount) so go for the one that you think you will make you feel the happiest when you use it. I agree you should move fast if you want the black as it is possible it could revert to 'New Season' stock at any time. Good luck deciding and looking forward to hearing which one you go for!
lakrits - i think that by 'high maintenance', people mean bags which you need to 'baby', be very careful with and treat as delicate. So leather that would watermark easily, soft leather that might scag or scratch easily, bags that will pick up colour transfer from clothes easily. Think plonge lambskin, nappa leather etc. You might collonial them a bit more but personally I just avoid rain altogether, lol. The thing is, these high maintenance bags are often the most soft, strokeable and beautiful so they are worth the exra effort. I am exceptionally careful with my nappa fringe daria (probably a lot more careful then I need to be, tbh), but to me the bag is worth the extra effort, lol. xx