Also, it's better to under-promise and over-deliver. What sounds better?

We are going to hire 305 this year and maybe some next year. Then we end up hiring 305 this year and 600 next year.

We are going to hire 600 this year and 1000 next year. Then we end up hiring 305 this year and 600 next year.

Same amount of hiring, but one sounds better in the news than the other.