To be honest, I can't really answer that question, as so far the industrial is my only cartilage piercing.
The second hole is more painful to pierce than the first one, however I found that actually getting the jewelry in was probably the worst part of the whole thing. Ditto for when I had a pair of lobe piercings done at a later date too... the actual piercing part is over pretty quickly, but the futzing around to get the jewelry in and closed takes a lot longer, and having stuff moving around in a fresh piercing is generally unpleasant due to the extreme tenderness and sensitivity.
The healing part's also a bitch. Total healing time, until the point where I could actually sleep on that ear without it hurting or being tender to lie on, and no more crusties at all, 10 months.
But it's all still worth it, in 4 months it will have been 2 years since I had it done, and I still love it to bits.
If you haven't already been there, http://www.bmezine.com is also a great resource for piercing and other body modification pictures and information.
Re: it hurts
The second hole is more painful to pierce than the first one, however I found that actually getting the jewelry in was probably the worst part of the whole thing. Ditto for when I had a pair of lobe piercings done at a later date too... the actual piercing part is over pretty quickly, but the futzing around to get the jewelry in and closed takes a lot longer, and having stuff moving around in a fresh piercing is generally unpleasant due to the extreme tenderness and sensitivity.
The healing part's also a bitch. Total healing time, until the point where I could actually sleep on that ear without it hurting or being tender to lie on, and no more crusties at all, 10 months.
But it's all still worth it, in 4 months it will have been 2 years since I had it done, and I still love it to bits.
If you haven't already been there, http://www.bmezine.com is also a great resource for piercing and other body modification pictures and information.