In-Ceiling Speakers with Recessed Ceiling

Hi all. I'm putting two Micca M-8C's in my ceiling, put don't know the best placement option for the type of ceiling I have. Picture attached. I have a 1' deep recession in the ceiling. The surrounding ceiling is flat, with a wall 2' behind. I taped the two speaker templates up there to give you an idea of what this looks like. The opposite side is the same, but without the wall. Should the speakers go in the recession, or below? I'm wondering if there really is a difference. I'm concerned about sound reflections off the wall and/or within the recession. Thanks in advance! Also, I think I'm leaning toward inside the recession, since it puts the speakers more directly above the listening area. The listening area (couch) is more on the right side of the room, so if put outside the recession, then the left speaker would be about 7' away, if put inside, then about 5' away.

other info:
if put outside, the speakers will be about 15' apart, if inside, then 11' apart
recession is 12' x 12' square
upper ceiling is 12' high
lower ceiling is 10' high

Picture is of the right surround speaker

lol. I'm going for that zen, feng shui home theater where you lie on the floor while watching a movie or listening to music. You should try it.
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I could put it in the wall, but the other side of the room doesn't have a wall and opens into the kitchen. So the other side would definitely need to go in the ceiling.

well, I went with outside the recession. I think this is a better option since it allows me to point the tweeter towards the wall and reflect sound down to the listening area