Suppose you're playing an Irish jig. One bar of 6/8, 2 x 3 eighth notes goes 'diddly diddly', bowed NVN VNV on fiddle. Or a 9/8 slip jig - 3 x 3 eighth notes, 'diddly diddly diddly', bowed NVN VNV NVN. Left to my own devices, that's what I do picking on mandolin, with occasional diversions when picking across strings. Seems to work, but I need to get it cleaner and faster.
So, I look up Irish music in a method book, and find - 'Jig Picking 6/8: NVN NVN' . I try it, and that seems significantly harder and more awkward to me than NVN VNV, with or without accents on the first of each group of 3.
So, is there a good reason to play a 6/8 jig NVN NVN on mandolin, eg is NVN VNV going to trip me up at a more advanced stage, or is this a case of 'do what works for you'?