Bigjer40 said:
Ok, so I have some experimenting to do!!!!!
Well both ways work

I mostly singlehand and so I find it's easier to deploy the pole with the genoa furled. It's easier for me all by myself.
When racing on a crewed boat we deploy the pole with the genoa flying. Just slack the sheet, clip the pole, set the sheet. With a crew it easy. By myself, no so much. Too much jumping around.