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Fit is the foremost consideration for purchasers of personal items of snorkelling gear, no matter how well the equipment functions otherwise. If you are intending to wear full-foot fins barefoot, they may raise blisters or even fall off if they are too big and they may cause cramps if they are too tight. The sizing information given by online retailers will usually tell you which foot length a particular fin model will accommodate but very seldom will they provide data about about foot breadth and height, so you can never be sure how well they will match your foot dimensions unless you try them on, preferably in the water. As for masks, the best kind are those that fit your face, not somebody else's. Test the seal by applying the mask to your face without securing the straps, breathing in through your nose to create a partial vacuum. If the mask remains on your face without support, it probably fits.
I can't really comment on the two options you quote. I'm an old-fashioned snorkeller who prefers to wear a pair of all-rubber full-foot snorkelling fins and a rubber-skirted mask, just like the gear I started with back in the 1960s. I've never seen any reason to change. My current fins and mask fit my foot and face dimensions perfectly, which is no accident as I've tried many models of fins and masks over the years. I can't, however, recommend my choice of fins and mask to you as they satisfy my criteria, not yours.
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