Trying to figure out whether to cut or bulk?

[SunDevil7]

Hey,

I'm 5'9 and right now I weigh 174 lbs - my body fat is around 20%. Before I stopped working out in December, I was in good shape and bulking (eating up to 3,000 cal.).

I'm well out of shape now, but I can still see some triceps, back muscle, traps, and abs... ALL very, very faint.
Should I work on bulking up in muscle with a high caloric diet again and THEN cut, or lean out with a lower caloric diet... THEN bulk?

Thanks in advance.

[Jrock311]

Imo I would cut for a little bit then go on clean bulk but do whatever the **** you wanna do!!