on this move i rolled 2+4 ... should i have moved 5 to 1 and 3 to 1 (leaving a single piece on 3) or was i allowed to move 5 to 3 and then 3 off the board ?

in the second option i only used 5 of the possible 8 steps (which i would have used in total in the first option)

is this allowed ? (or is it just as much frowned upon as on using only 1 die when you can use 2 dice as well)