Wiring two lights switches into one switch

Hi guys!

Looking to see if I can wire two light switches into one smart switch in my bathroom. One switch controls a set of lights above my mirror, and the other one controls the ceiling lights.

Instead of two switches, control them both with one smart switch (zooz 21 probably) I can also control remotely. I have two thoughts on this and am wondering how to get it to work.

Lights typically have four wires for clarifications sake - line (power) , load (to light), neutral and ground.

My initial thought is to daisy chain them and "force" one switch to be on all time (scotch tape holding the paddle up). Here I would hook up one switch normally, however daisy chain an extra "load" wire from the smart switch to the dumb switch where the line input would normally be. I would have to isolate the other line wire or I assume I could add it to the smart switch in order to have one less loose wire around.

Another option is to have one switch not have any wires (would stay there for cosmetics sake as I'm not that advanced in closing up a gang box), and have both load wires coming from the one smart switch.

Assuming the load is within the limit for the switch do you see any issues with one or the other? I probably will consult an electrician after this but wanted to get some advice from someone who may have done it before.

Thanks for your help everyone.