Assuming the AK stands for Alaska, and I’m betting the schools will be a lot more understanding if you do not visit.
I’m on kid #2 now, and she just turned an early favorite into a non-apply following a visit. Visiting a few schools does help a lot of people understand what they want from a school.
So I would pick option 2, because that would benefit both of your children at the same time. You could fly to Seattle and see Univ Washington and Univ Puget Sound, then drive out and back to Spokane and see Washington State and Gonzaga. Four schools of different sizes.