Originally Posted by
mrmb
...I am wondering something.....is it better to be driving the side with more tension or the side with less tension or does it not make a difference?
For a hub with the center section dimensions like yours, it doesn’t matter. There will be no discernible wind-up for the forces you can apply.
A quick look at low spoke count road bike wheels will show some with DS radial, some with NDS radial. And no particular horror stories about early failures associated with either.