100 Wishlists, Demo Ready, Next Fest Now or Later?

Working on my second solo-dev game (a tiny turn-based pawn shop negotiation game). Originally planned for Nov/Dec release.

Current situation:

• Steam page live ~1 month: ~100 wishlists
• Demo ready for October Next Fest (11 days away)
• Everything on schedule

The dilemma: Since you can only participate in Next Fest once, should I delay my participation and release to focus on building a bigger wishlist count first?

• Option A: Participate in October fest (as planned), release Nov/Dec
• Option B: Delay everything to February fest for more dev time + bigger audience

Context: I'm on a long-term plan of building small games and releasing as many as I can within a year. I don't expect to make 5 figures from each, just want to learn as much as possible and build a portfolio of Steam games that can compound over time into a sustainable income.

What would you do?