Amazon Algorithm for Seasonal Products – Better to be out of stock?

I sell seasonal items that don’t really sell any other time of year (maybe 1 or 2 units throughout the rest of the year).

Is it better for those products to go out of stock for around 9 months of the year? Or is it better to have a couple of units in stock so it’s NOT sold out?

I would assume it’s better to go out of stock than to have a poorly performing listing for most of the year?