Hi Kyle,
First thank you very much for your message, i really appreciate your honesty, and respect your decision, after all the logo is for you and your bussiness, and you got to go with the one that suits best :-)
I really appreciate the oportunity you´re giving me and i hope you don´t take m wrong, but i honestly think you´ll be better served, if the winning designer does the job, it helps to keep the continuity in your brand.
Thank you again for all the great feedback, and it´s been a pleasure to work on it, and i wish all the sucess for you and your business :)
Merry Christmas and a Happy new year.
Best
Filipe