Hey, you're welcome!
The less cable you need to use the better. If your monitor has a pass through, you'd probably be ahead to use that.
If you are doing just 2 monitors, you are probably OK to just split the signal, or "daisy chain", if the run isn't too long. Any more than that and you might want to look into a video distribution amplifier. Something like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16882184065