It does not matter - you create words by shifting and then you try to generate address - seed is correct and it works or incorrect - so you may skip it. I would not focus on that during shifting.
Still the questions are:
- which address (derivation path) should be used?
- what is the stake?
- why do we do it?
I definitely agree with the second point, IMO it's not worth the expenses paid for all this cracking material being used if the reward is less than say $500.