Sharp pictures or Soft Dreamy ones...is that the question?

I've been having trouble lately with editing the pictures we take. The debate is whether to have a soft finish or sharp finish on pictures. With a soft finish, the skin becomes more creamier and the whole composition of the piece has this dreamy effect. On the other side of the inverse flip side, a sharp finish, where the colors, tones and edges just pop out of the picture which enhances the focal point of your piece and possibly everything else. So the picture on this post is the sharpened version of the third picture from the prior post...what to go with generally-to me it's a toss up.