I think the first one would be better. Some of the photos are too pale in the second one.
I think it would be done with Channel Mixer. Go ahead and do the normal editing first.
Yeah, sorry. Your Spyder4 is just too old for the modern screen technology, especially the touchscreen technology.
Time for a new one
Until you can afford a new one, plug an external desktop monitor into your laptop and calibrate it and edit on it.