Mary, it was mostly the dress that I found distracting but if it's important to the family in some way that needs to be taken into consideration, of course. I didn't notice her hands were behind her back. That doesn't bother me at all. I think it was a few other subtle things: her ambiguous expression, the fairly flat light, and there seems to be some camera distortion, as if you were very close to her when this shot was taken.
All this is moot if photo sessions are stressful for the little girl, though. If I were in your shoes I'd go with this shot.
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