Encrypted instant messaging with Pidgin - Off-the-Record (OTR) vs Pidgin-Encryption

I’ve always chosen Off-the-Record (OTR) Messaging over Pidgin-Encryption. I appreciate that OTR is compatible with multiple IM clients, not just Pidgin, and offers perfect forward secrecy. Both products are packaged in Debian and Ubuntu as pidgin-otr and pidgin-encryption and once installed will show up in Pidgin’s plugin list.