Mysql question

[MemphiS]

My examples below to describe what im asking

$the = mysql_fetch_row(mysql_query("SELECT `id` , `points` FROM `theIDs` WHERE `idaccepted` = '1' ORDER BY id DESC"));
//other code...
..my question:

$rand = rand(0,10);
is it better to do:
mysql_query("UPDATE `theIDs` SET `points` = points+$rand WHERE `id` = '$getID'");
or;
$points = $the[1] + $rand;
mysql_query("UPDATE `theIDs` SET `points` = '$points' WHERE `id` = '$getID'");

[MadTechie]

both about the same but i would probably choose

 

$points = $the[1] + $rand;
mysql_query("UPDATE `theIDs` SET `points` = '$points' WHERE `id` = '$getID'");