I have to admit, I'm curious. I have part2, but my stubborn self threw it into my case of lined up GBA games a few years ago. I stumbled across locally somewhere around here for just a few bucks to find out it's part of the $100+ club, wanting to do the first, saw the same and I don't pay that for games so I've been persistent.
I've seen competing stories say they should be done in order, or between the two that exist you lose nothing just skipping it and gain a few quality of life improvements. If that's the case, would playing out 2 make sense in order to get more from 3 late in the year if the date tracks?