Pessimistic lock in T-SQL?

Neither. You almost never want to hold a transaction open while your user is inputting data. If you have to implement a pessimistic lock like this, people generally do it by rolling their own functionality.

If you're waiting on another resource such as an end-user, then take Dave Markle's advice and don't do it.

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