WHICH OPTION WOULD YOU CHOSE?

I took my daughter to the orthodontist for a second opinion. Turns out that her wearing a set of palate expanders for a year was for nothing. The good news is that we could leave everything and eventually pull teeth, she should only need braces as a teenager, like the whole rest of the world. Option #2 is appliances for 18 months costing $3500. My daughter chooses the second option. Which would you choose?