Personally I prefer the first one.
I really missed being able to pilot starships when in ground battles as well, nothing better then to zoom in on some people running or driving an AT-ST and just bombing them. Like the Cloud city. (Except the space was very limited)
And you couldn't see in first person view inside the veichles, I like doing that....
I also found the maps more fun.
Minor details, but that's just me...