For my birthday this year, my parents wanted to help me get into honing straight razors. Naturally, they were quite confused and opted to let me choose what I wanted to get. So I was looking around and I have two options I'm considering and I'm not sure what to get...they're the same price so I'm not sure which is the better bang for my buck, and which will also provide the best honing experience. The options are:

1. Norton Starter Kit: Norton flattening stone, 4/8k and the 1k combo
2. Norton 4/8k with a DMT325

Which is more important...a wider array of grits or a higher quality lapping stone? My gut tells me to go with option #2 because I've heard the Norton and Naniwa flattening stones need to be lapped and I don't have the space to mess around with glass plates and sandpapers.

I should also mention I was also given a 12k cnat stone from woodcraft for finishing.