Soffit around bay window

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This is as much a roofing question as a window one I suppose. I have a rectangular bay window with 5 lights across the front and one at each return. Above the windows there is going to be about 45mm of painted timber and then the soffit leading out to the facia, guttering and roof structure. I don't want to do a mitre joint as it would be tricky and feels a bit fussy (shout if you think that's a mistake). That leaves two choices for a butt joint, both depicted below. Which is the better of these two options. I am leaning towards the top one as it will be harder to make out the joint when looking square on to the front of the house. What is the normal way to go here?