sounds like a lot of work for not doing good homework to begin with? you would have to disassemble the front half of the motor and make a swap for every test, along with the oil issue and dropping the pan to remove the timing cover.........
a good target CR and intake closing and some math/calculator work could save you from this?
I cam that is installed retarded will have a later closing intake valve/ lower DCR. the cranking compression will be lower but the power band will be higher in the rpm. So i would say it all depends on the range you are looking for. The manufacturers have r&d departments for a reason, but you can adjust some on your own.......