If $x > 0$, let $r = 1/|1 + 2 i/x| = 1/\sqrt{1 + 4/x^2}$ and the $n$'th term on the right of the second sum is dominated by $2/((2n-1)r^{2n-1})$. On the other hand, for large $n$ the $n$'th term in the first sum is approximately $\sqrt{\pi/(4n)} (x/(1+x^2)) (x^2/(1+x^2))^n$. Since $$ \frac{x^2}{1+x^2} > \frac{1}{1+4/x^2} = \frac{x^2}{4 + x^2}$$ for all $x > 0$ we find that the $n$'th term in the second sum will go to $0$ asymptotically faster. Here is an animation showing the absolute values of the errors in the $N$'th partial sums for $N$ from $1$ to $50$ and $x$ from $0$ to $3$. The red curve is for the first series and the blue curve is for the second. [![enter image description here][1]][1] [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/MPpRR.gif