I am sitting SE Alaska as I type this after successfully deer hunting with both the Leupold VX-5 on my Seekins Element 6.5 PRC and the Maven 1.2 on my Ruger American Gen 2 in 6ARC. I have little faith in the scope evaluations here as I have the less preferred scopes that have served me well and I have personally seen scopes that have passed fail as a range officer at competitions. I think I am in the minority here with my opinion.
I love my VX-5 scopes! This particular one has been on several commercial flights, boat based hunting trips, float plane rides to the island from hell and even shipped via Federal express. It has remained rock solid just like my other ones. Shots here are typically close and quick with very occasional shots out to 300 or so and the CDS dial has always been spot on. This year I loaned it out to a friend here and it was simple to have him speaking the language and ready to dial and shoot. I like the simplicity of the duplex reticle in this setting, the glass is really good and the scope is relatively lightweight. The weather here is almost always snotty and the Leupold Alumina caps are hands down better than the Maven caps. The alumina caps thread into the scope and use magnets are quiet and keep them closed well. The Leupolds can be picked up here for $700 and will no doubt be part of Black Friday sales.
I have the Maven here on the Gen 2 and it also did very well. I am a rifle snob but the Ruger was the first 6ARC bolt gun I could get my hands on in time to load develop for this trip. As an unrelated side this little $600 gun is amazing for the money. I bought the Maven because I started shooting some competitions and the language is FFP with mils and the reticle is a pretty good crossover between competitions and hunting. In the cold wet conditions the dials were very stiff. The scope is a bit of overkill for what we do here so the Ruger will get a VX-5 also and be my loaner. The Maven caps are terrible in these conditions. They snap closed very loudly! This is a problem because in the brushy conditions they were always snagging on things and would pop open. The Maven definitely seems to be of very high quality and will find a home on another rifle. I used my other 1.2 on an elk hunt in Idaho and it worked great but it was nice and dry there. The caps were opened at the beginning of the day and close at the end of the day.
To answer your question my bias is towards the Leupold for your use. It will be quick, reliable and simple. So far I personally have not benefited from FFP when hunting especially under 500 yards. If you think long range shooting and competitions are in your future I would suggest FFP and mils just to start learning the math and lingo.
