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No, it's fine. You're dropping from 5 thread diameters engaged to just over 4. Anything over 2 is mostly for adjustment rather than final strength of the threaded connection. You might see a couple of turns of thread poking out of the bottom of the nipple when they are finished, but the other way round means your wheel build will never be finished.