NTFS, loose or tight packing when defragging?

[fingerprints]

I am using VoptXP as my defrag program on XP Pro and the NTFS file system. It has the following option regarding loose or tight packing:
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Tight packing - removing empty spaces between most files - reduces day to day fragmentation on FAT32 drives.

Loose packing - leaving some small spaces - reduces daily fragmentation on NTFS drives, and is the default.

Checked NTFS drives will be packed tight (Win XP only)
[ ] C: I can check here to have it tight pack my NTFS drive
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So I have the option when it defrags my NTFS main drive of doing it loose OR tight on XP. Loose is the default but which is better for speed, stability?

 

[Nothinman]

Chances are you're not to notice any speed difference either way, file fragmentation has very little effect on overall performance.