chinese poker

[paulish]

I had a couple of difficult hands yestrday:

Q1
I had two options:
A)
Back: fours full of queens
Middle: Ace high flush
Top: jack high
B)
Back: ace high flush
Middle: set of eghts
Top: pair of queens

What is the best option?

Q2
When you have an option of putting two pair in the middle hand and nothing up front or one pair in the middle and two pair in front....when should you do what?