Carlotta or 2.1 banners?

I was initially planning on getting Carlotta, but I noticed how much I struggled in the current ToA (as someone who used to 30/30 it since 1.2) so I opted for Zhezhi. Unfortunately, it took me 151 pulls just for her (lost to Calcharo at hard pity). I can still guarantee a 5 star, but I don’t know if I should continue trying to get Carlotta or if I should just save for Brant/Phoebe (leaning on Brant more).

As if deciding wasn’t hard enough, I accidentally got Carlotta’s signature weapon while building pity to cope with losing almost all of my savings (I was using the forging tides I already had; it came home at 7 pity…).

I really want all of them while wanting to fully clear this ToA 🥹 any advice and suggestions would be highly appreciated.