<meta name=referrer> is the older of the two, and has IE/Edge support if you use one of the values never, always, origin and default, while the Referrer-Policy header is still in development for Edge.
Using the header form will be more efficient on HTTP/2 due to HPACK reducing it to roughly one byte.
Using the header form will be more efficient on HTTP/2 due to HPACK reducing it to roughly one byte.
Using the meta tag is typically easier to deploy.