This is probably more information than I should be sharing in a public forum, but I checked both. The #2 has only happened twice over 20+ years of hunting, and I am not saying that I am proud of it, but both times it was an almost emergency where I waited too long as it was during prime time and I wasn't about to climb down and back up, etc.. And then all of a sudden....... I had no choice.

I don't recall anything eventful one way or the other after those two incidences.

I do #1 all the time. I on many ocassions, have had deer of all ages come through shortly thereafter without any change in behavior.

I say when the urge hits you, pee away!