ReamerXXVI (8/21/2014)
Is there some literature I can read up on that explains why it doesn't matter?
Order doesn't matter because they're independent operations, they don't interfere or interact with each other, hence it has no difference at all what order you do them
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability