I asked the same question when deciding on what to have Orion Optics UK do with my 12" AG12 Newt...and got many different answers too
Seemed to me that with a completely open tube either method replaces the warm air around the mirror with cooler air at the same rate which was largely determined by the fan blade and speed and number of fans of course, so there is a cooling effect on the mirror with both options. Which method is more efficient..? well I needed someone to show me hard evidence (but no one could
). So
I went with dragging air down the tube and out the back as it seemed like the less turbulent option, particularly considering the fans would be left on all night. I imagined the air being gently drawn down the tube and around the edges of the mirror, with the turbulence mostly occurring once the air went around the
back of the mirror compared to blowing causing turbulence mostly as the air went around the
front of the mirror which, to me at least, seemed likely to be the more problematic? I've tried to see if there is any difference in focus stars with the fans on or off but, at least visually on the screen, there seems to be little difference
....I leave the fans on anyhoo just because it seems right...and the pictures seem ok
Mike