I count the claimed accounts as free really, although they could be worth something in the future.
The first approach is more extreme but I still think the best one if you want to make the most of the tokens you've staked.
I'll have to focus on maybe only a handful of tribes in future but could still have an alt following a trail to pick up some rewards and (hopefully) push the best stuff up there. I know a few tribes have a curation arm so the easiest thing would be to set the alt to follow that.
Let the coins rain
I'm in England, there will be rain :)