Its not really about quitting forever vs quitting one day at a time. The premise is artificially setup that there exists a distinction, when the real truth is it only reduces to personal choice in lifestyle philosophically. Its perhaps interesting to assume there are remarkable distinctions, making it out like the grass is greener on the other side. Nonetheless, experiences can only be experienced in real time ie the present moment - and so its really just a storm-in-a-teacup challenge.
BTW - AA doesn't in any way promote quitting one day at a time as the stated goal of being recovered as an alcoholic. In AA recovered means forever, of course. It does though allow for people who choose to not face the responsibilities and consequences living a life of quitting forever, and so being in recovery is absolutely allowed too, without penalty to their efforts.
There is no real basis for entertaining one-day-at-a time vs quitting for life, imo.