Fuss in Boots

One allowance here buys 137,400 EXP, the best on the Lv 45 Leatherworker tradecraft rung — matched exactly by 1 other leve of the 6 there, with the rest trailing at 121,320 EXP or less.

Across that rung the return runs from 23,080 EXP to 137,400 EXP per allowance — 5 distinct figures spanning 495%, so the wrong pick leaves 114,320 EXP of the allowance unspent.

On whether to wait: the best Lv 50 Leatherworker tradecraft leve returns 334,080 EXP per allowance, 143% more than the best on this rung, while the Lv 40 rung behind tops out at 125,680 EXP.

At Lv 45 this data holds 52 leves paying EXP across 2 categories: the 48 Tradecraft ones average 98,250 EXP per allowance, the 4 Fieldcraft ones 733,026 EXP, which puts this leve 40% above its own category's average.

Gil ranks it differently: 654 gil per allowance is 2nd of 6 on the same rung against 1st on EXP, with the best there paying 691 gil.

Raptorskin Thighboots ×1 is a Lv 46 Leatherworker recipe, 3 steps deep through 5 intermediates, costing 7 units of raw material and 25 crystals.

Handing that in returns 19,629 EXP and 93 gil for every unit of raw material the order swallows, and the tree needs Alchemist, Leatherworker and Weaver.