Please help!! We built a cabin in the woods and I lost sleep over choosing semi-transparent colors. I finally gave up and had the painter stain everything the same color but I’m not sure if I like it. I’m thinking of staining the trim darker(Like the 2nd pic)

Would someone please make suggestions. Also, I fee that I should leave the front portshmposts and rails a natural color but wished I would have left the soffits natural as well which I didn’t. That’s why I’m thinking of going darker with soffits and trim. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.