RE: Wind???
Personally,
I wouldn't want to be on the field edge.
I would want the deer walking by my stand on their way to the field. Makes it easier to get into/out of the stand without busting deer.
Your better deer know better than to enter a field during shooting light, but you may catch him traveling to the field with light left.
good luck.
didn't really answer your question, but give you something to ponder