Laurels vs Legendary Craft Mat
Laurels, for sure. Just buy obi shards by the ton when the Balth temple is open.
Best to do the clovers in the mystic forge. If you get them from PvP, that’s one thing, but the laurels will most likely save you more money overall. Once you’re done with clovers, you can buy T6 mats with laurels and sell off excess.
The ‘cash’ part of forging clovers is close to value neutral, as you get a lot of T6 back out that more than covers the cost of the ectos.
Take the clovers and shards if you’re hurting for karma or skill points. Otherwise, grab the laurels.