I live in the middle of farm country most of my hunting consists of the edges of fields and things of that nature. I will walk across the field 100% of the time in your situation. I won't argue with anyone saying that I'm right by God or anything like that either, it's just MY OPINION. I do this for 2 reasons. Our deer never walk in the middle of fields, so they travel the fence rows and things of that nature. If I walk the fence rows then I will inevitably jump deer on my way OR I will have one walk the same path I did and get spooked from my path. I would rather leave their paths and bedding areas undisturbed when I walk to the stand.