Perception.....

[Grudgebringer]

I think in a way were are debating the same point... with your gear set up you are most likely at 114+ Output anyways. One thing id like to point out is that i believe a felt coif of Toiling melded with MND may outweigh the explorers bandanna or Hamlet helm. 20+ MND is definitely better than 2 perception.

EDIT: as Kiote mentioned stats like gathering and Perception have raw stats. From what i know and most speculation is Gathering=Vit, Percetion=MND