Thank you very much for your input irishguy28. For some reason I can't seem to make the "connection planner" work.
I am not eager to spend 4hrs+ sitting in CDG, hence I am inclined to go for the later option... I should have also mentioned that my tickets are fully flex, although this doesn't change the fact that the BEY flight is the last of the day...
Does anyone know if 2E to 2E is just as simple as jumping from one gate to the other, or is there a security check involved?