Ok, I'm comparing apples with oranges and it would never happen.

But imagine if on the same day the surf was perfect and the downwinding conditions were also perfect, you had the suitable equipment for both and they took the same amount of time to set up. ie driving to the surf coast vrs car swap thing.

What would you rather do?

My answer: I'd toss a coin and then probably do the downwinder. I think I'd choose downwinding because there is the one less factor in the equation - other people, who are not part of the equation, competing for the same waves/runners.