I have been experimenting with mitered shoulders on dovetailed boxes, so the top edges meet in a miter. I have seen a couple ways of doing it and cannot figure what's best. Sorry there are no pictures here. Which do you prefer?

1) Layout the tails and pins normally, Half pins on the ends of the pin board.
2) Layout the tail board with a half tail on the ends of the tail board.
3) Like 2, except you stop the miter early so that the miter does not meet the first pin.

I can see aesthetic pros and cons for each method.

Which do you prefer?