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For the basic theoretical answer, I'm with Sherrit.
The reality is that it depends on the hub flange and the spoke shoulder length. If you have thickish flanges on the hub, and short shoulders on your spokes, you will need to stess the spokes to get them around the flange when going heads-in. So this could in fact lead to a a slightly weaker wheel. Also some radial specific front hubs dont have the conical opening on the inside face of the drillings (they assume heads out). Which wont allow the spoke head to seat properly, when laced heads in.