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I always find a tree for the top two strings is necessary even with staggered tuners - there just isn't enough break angle over the nut otherwise. The second one isn't, but if you fit the tuners with the lowest posts for the G and D, the strings may clear it anyway - or touch it so lightly that there's virtually no friction.
With one string tree (with a spacer) I usually fit them in this height order, from tall to short:
Low E, A, B, D, high E, G.
That gives a good break angle for the G - the one that causes most trouble - while minimising friction for the B and high E.
If there aren't six individual heights you can still juggle them around to get the best angle for each string - the only exception is if they have vintage Kluson style baseplates, where you're limited to using the lowest one for the high E, then I would just swap the B and G.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
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Given that I would probably fit them as intended, unless the post hole height is high enough to make the D string bend sharply upwards at the tree, in which case swap it with the G. Basically you're trying to minimise the change of string angle at the contact points, to keep the friction down.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein