RE: Order of Strategies?
I'm a huge believer in low-impact hunting... I start on the fringes, and move inwards as the season progresses. This also follows the natural progression of deer movement in my area, as the first few weeks they're still in their summer feeding patterns, but it doesn't take long for them to wait until after dark to start hitting the field edges.
As far as stand height goes, I'm normally 20-23 feet up. I will vary it though, depending upon available cover. I shot my largest buck to date (162 1/8) from 11 feet high because I had a huge mass of tangled vines behind me at that height.