I would just go with release order. Star Wars is barely a “”""“saga”"""" anyway. The prequels don’t mesh with the OT at all and the ST is kind of a sequel reboot anyway. The idea that all of the Star Wars movies even remotely fit together in any type of order doesn’t work in my opinion.
I pretty much agree.
I like R1 and think it works well as a prequel/lead-up to SW’77, but only for people who are already Star Wars fans and wanna see a little backstory.