I'm in the early stages of a new split-top workbench build and I'm trying to be careful about grain direction for when I need to flatten this thing. Is it best to have the two halves going in opposite directions so it's easier to plane for a right-hander, like this?
-----------> Back Half
<---------- Front Half
Or is it preferred to have both halves in the same direction as you are working across/diagonal to the grain?
-----------> Back Half
-----------> Front Half
Maybe I'm overthinking this?