Spoiler: should I go for A or B after the "thing"

[Kameradoktorn]

With out spoiling anything, should I go for the colonel or the major after the refugee camp twist?

I'm thinking mostly how the difficulty is balanced, if one is harder than the other. Or are they basically equal and it doesn't really matter? Just don't want to happen to go for the harder one, and then the other becomes super easy.

[x_equals_speed]

I went for the major but wish I'd got for the colonel - the major is right at the back but the colonel is in front of some other side quests and the game ended before I could do them because I killed him on the way past.

[Mechanique]

If you want to recruit Major, killing Colonel is on his influence checklist
Otherwise it does not matter, though Colonel-to-Major route makes more sense as you can rapidly take out every outpost in that half of the map on your way up

[Angelo]

As you know, the Major is in command of the tribal enemies you fought since the beginning. Meanwhile the Colonel is in command of the army.
Since the tribal enemies are easier/not as well equipped as the soldier enemies, I'd say the Major is an easier target than the Colonel overall.

[Kameradoktorn]

Hm, damn. So major is easier because of enemy type, but going for the colonel first makes the major recruitable + more logical map path with side quests.

This didn't make the choice easier :| Thanks for the input though.