It is in the order first stated, and it shouldn’t be controversial: relief, nut, saddle. Any other order can improve things, but is incorrect.
I know a guy who sets his nut height by measuring the distance between the first fret and the string but he is insane and does not know it. He HAS to set the saddle height first, but he is just guessing. Life can be so hard.
The hitch in the plan is elsewhere. One CANNOT assume that the fingerboard is consistent, the frets are perfectly seated, or that they are not worn or improperly milled. And these things must be right or the action cannot become state of the art resulting in a playable guitar.
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