Well this answer will be slightly different then the others so take your choice. When I flew pattern I found it to be beneficial to have nose gear slightly short thereby provideing a slight negative attitude when at rest. True it required a bit more up elevator to take off but more importantly it held plane down on landing because of the slight negative attitude. This was important for good solid landings which are important to complete a high scoring landing. Usually nose gears have some adjustment available for raising or lowering nose gear. Try both ways see how you like it. Make small adjustments and all will go well.