Short LED-strip wiring
I guess the strips came connected as one single long strip, which you cut into smaller pieces.
If that was the case either option will work fine as the first strip in the original configuration would have to handle all the current and work fine.
So it comes down more to preference and practicality - there is a benefit for option 3, the strips at the start won't heat up as much, but heat generation should be dominated by the LEDs and not copper losses.

For that (not exactly sure how you want to use it later) I think option 3 and coming in in the middle (drill a hole with a sharp drill, protect the wire from rubbing with the metal) would result in the cleanest looking concept. All the wires would be concentrated in the middle and could be covered with some plastic plate or something like that. Trust me, people will notice the cables dangling around if the thing is not turned on, so hiding them nicely will increase the value immensely.
Be careful that no wire or exposed pad from the strip touches the metal bowl as that can result in short circuits and typical circuits don't work very well then.
Be extra careful to solder each strip correctly - those things look so similar that you can easily get confused with which pad is plus and which is minus.