When you get to Green - at least in Year 1, you have 90 days to select either SCs or Pts. So if that period straddles your QF anniversary you have the choice in which membership year to take the SCs. Loyalty bonus can work the same way.
In theory, you could requal again early in the new status year and take 2x 50 SCs but if I’ve understood some recent comments, it sounds like the system is recognising that peeps get Green for their membership year and it’s not resetting until the end?
Can you please report back after your 5th leaf appears and whether you get the option to take points/SCs straight away? I might be wrong, but did I see some earlier comments where peeps haven’t got the option yet.
That might work in your favour if the option appears in the new status year.
Perhaps those that have managed to get their second lot of pts/SCs could report how it actually worked For them?