If I were looking for a new, small, inshore spinner (and had the money) I would get a Shimano Ci4+.
The new Canyon DJR 3500 is sharp, but it's more of a medium than a small.
I have a Shimano Saros 2500/3000 size (which retails for about as much as the Conflict). It's lightweight yet powerful for a little reel. I have it matched to a 7' medium action St Croix and love it for throwing plastics and small swimmers to stripers and bucktailing fluke.
So, I guess my answer to your question about those two Penn reels would be, "neither".