Sailing from Lefkas to Cyprus in September

[BernieOD]

Hi - we are planning to sail from Lefkas to Cyprus for over-wintering, departing Lefkas the 2nd week of September. I'm keen to hear from anyone who has done this route, in particular, whether it's best to go through the Corinth Canal and down through the Aegean to Rhodes and Kastellorizou or whether to go down the Western side of the Peloponnese (Cephalonia, Zakinthos, Peloponnese, Crete, Karpathos, Rhodes). If anyone has planned or sailed this route, especially around that time of year (September) I would value your advice on what route you took and considerations (Meltemi? Southern winds?).
Thanks a lot