User blog comment:Krankenheimer/Critical Strikes/@comment-24761624-20140416152027/@comment-8802138-20140416171722

In this case, it does not matter, since the difference is not that high between 1 and 6 g and he will end up with roughly the same gold at the end of the game thanks to the special RNG. In the crit case however, it makes a big difference whether you land it on a minon or champion (deciding factor kill/not).