Honestly i think the only issue with the first one is the head size mixed with the neck piece! The head size feels like its not really connected to the body, and mixed with the neck piece it makes the neck hard to envision. Just making the head smaller and closer to the body would fix it, i think.
1:17 I had that exact thing happen to me yesterday. It felt like I didn't know how to draw anymore and the finished piece looked nothing like my usual artstyle. Today however I could draw normally again... weird