There are certain ways in which Nukba's first state is superior, as then the level above her is Bina, from which she can receive the light of Ḥokhma, and she does not need to receive from Ze’er Anpin. However, she cannot illuminate to the lower ones, on account of the lack of the light of giving, as stated above, and therefore she is considered to be in the state of “having her back turned.” By contrast, in the second state, after Nukba has been diminished to below the partition of Yesod of Ze’er Anpin, she is no longer fit to receive the light of Ḥokhma, as the partition of Yesod of Ze’er Anpin blocks her, and she is compelled to receive the light of Ḥokhma in the vessels of the back that remained in her from the first state.
There are likewise certain ways in which the second state is superior to the first state, since then she can illuminate both the light of Ḥokhma and the light of giving to the lower levels, which is not the case in the first state, when she cannot illuminate to the lower levels.