Opinions Wanted

We are in the throws of staging our house, based on the feedback we've received from buyers who have come to see it.  When we bought this house, it had been furnished with two dining tables... one in the formal dining room which connects with the living room; another in the eating nook next to the kitchen.  We furnished it the same way, and use every available eating surface whenever we have company.  But the feedback we keep receiving is that the layout of our main level doesn't flow very well.  So, we're experimenting with some changes.  I would love your help.  The kitchen nook looked like this:

But we've moved things around to look like this:  

So, what do you think?  Will staging it like that satisfy buyers looking for a great room?  The dining room sits on the other side of the kitchen, through an open doorway (we just removed the door).