We can have both if the destination section generated from your proposal (either 1 or 2) changes the relocated address to another one belonging to a neighbouring section of the destination section more in need of a new node. I think something similar is currently implemented in routing code.
So the choice is not limited to relocate a node to a either a neighbouring unhealthy section or a random distant section. We can have both if the destination section changes the address to the least healthy of its neighbours (and itself).