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I'd go for the shortest you can safely get away with, so mesh the largest combo, then add several links to the shortest length possible such that the rear mech cage has some "headroom" for momentarily giving up a little more chain when shifting.
There are different approaches to this (have a read). It matters less if you have a long cage rear mech.