Hi.
Both versions of you look fine - I think we can tell you really don't like the "After" shot by the expression on your face! However, (and I don't say this often), your more hairy photo also looks good. If you wanted to keep it longer you could - maybe in a few months or years, you'd choose to return to a close crop. There is always the prospect that your hair at the front may become more isolated from the rest (kind of like an island) and you may feel that the choice to buzz it all off becomes much easier.
I suspect by your willingness to go for a Number 1 all over that you are probably also willing to shave it off completely - I found that when I got to that stage, it occupied my thoughts day and night until I actually did it (and fell in love with it). And now it's me, all the time.
Hoping you have positive reactions to your new look - you have enough hair there to have fun with it, and experiment with various versions of your look. As a genus, most guys on here love their bald and shaven selves, and this transition maybe marks the beginning of a new and confident you.
