Nikon 35mm f1.8g or 50mm f1.8g?

I have a nikon d3100 and I already have both 18-55mm f3.5-5.6g vr and 55-200mm f4-5.6g ed. Now i'm really really confused cuz i need a prime lens for low light, walk around with low DoF. The 35mm f1.8g and 50mm f1.8g almost have the same price but…

1. The 35mm has a wider angle of view but is said to have annoying bad bokeh and chromatic aberration.

2. The 50mm is a bit tight on dx sensors but has very good bokeh (even better than the D version).

So which should I choose?

50mm is a perfect focal length for portraits, whereas 35mm is too wide for such applications.
35mm may be useful as a generic walkaround lens, but i find it to be too much of a "jack of all trades, master of none" focal length.

Myself, i hence use my 50mm prime several times more than my 35mm one, even for other applications than portraits.

You can decide for yourself.

For one week, set your 18-55 mm to 35 mm and take all your shots at that focal length only. The next week set the lens to 50 mm and do the same thing. By the end of only two weeks, you will know which focal length is best for you

No doubt 50mm f/1.8 is the best. This will do for both portrait and regular ones, if you really want good bokeh. Wider the lens, more the depth of field, which reduces the blurring effect.

The photoace really has the best answer he has been doing it for some time with a score like he has got.
yes the standard lens fitted back in the 1960's 70 and 80 where 50mm and it proves a point 35mm is starting to push the limits to be really honest but quality is what it is all about really buy the best you can afford it will bring the best rewards in the long term.

Fhotoace has hit the nail squarely on the head.

You have to answer this question yourself by looking at the photos you take and getting the lens to suit.

I have a 50mm f/1.8 - it is great for portraits and regularly use it as a walk-around but I do find that indoors it is a little cramped for getting good shots of the grandkids playing. A 35 would be better in that regard.

In the days before zoom lenses were de rigeur for SLRs most were supplied with a 50mm "standard" lens. In fact for my 1st 35mm SLR that was the only lens I had for a couple of years. The 35mm on an APS-C sensor is equivalent to the 50mm standardlens on the 35mm.