The idea that you want your plucking direction to move from the thinner octave string to the heavier standard string makes sense. You don't want the standard string blocking contact with the octave string. So, the string order then depends on your playing style. If you're one of those anchor-the-thumb-and-pick-with-the-fingers bassists you'd want all four courses set up in "reverse order". If you play with a flatpick using mainly downstrokes, you'd want all four courses in "standard order". If you play thumb-and-fingers you'd want the thumb-picked courses in "standard order" and the finger-picked courses in "reverse order". If you play with a flatpick and use a pretty equal mix of downstrokes and upstrokes, you'll never get the thing to sound right and should stick with a conventional bass.