Question about the correct resistor for MAX7219 RSET

Two things to bear in mind:

thermal cycling tends to reduce component life, so higher frequencies are better
for multiplexing as the temperature variation is less per cycle.

LED efficiency decreases on overload - the manufacturers have already tried to milk
the best performance out of the LED chip already, so increasing the current density
not only affects reliability but efficiency too.

Use a preset pot for Rset?