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As others have said, yes, there is a right way and a "newbie" way. You want to have the string enter the post from the center of the peghead and then wind outward from there. So if your are looking at the top of the peghead, the strings come out of the nut in the inside of the tuners, then wind around the top, like this: If you go around the other way, you are kinking the string more than it needs to be, at the nut. This can sort of lock it in the nut slot which can cause tuning problems, strings breaking, etc. There is also a risk of breaking the back side of the nut from that sideways force. Just rewind them, it will take you all of 3 minutes.
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consistently winding your strings properly is less to think about when tuning and restringing as well. save all those spare brain cycles for learning guitar since it's difficult enough as it is. =)
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For paddleheads, wind them so the strings are towards the center of the headstock. For slotheads it's a bit odder since different posts have different locations for their holes, so the rule of thumb is to keep the strings as perpendicular as possible to the nut, just straight out and not at an angle (well, Right Angle would be ideal hehe).
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Having said that, don't string it backwards,
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