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I'd suggest starting with the brighter magnitude DSOs, like Eta Carinea, Omega Centauri, etc as they are easy targets if you have clear views to the SW. They are dropping down in the sky during the evening so get to them early on then shift to the East. Objects rising in the East include all the Sag star cloud area: Omega, Lagoon Nebs etc. You will need to be wary of the Moon which is setting later each night and getting brighter as well. By the time the Moon sets, Omega and Lagoon should be near the zenith, just watch out for crossing the meridian as your scope will want to do a meridian flip. I try to run exposures up to the meridian and then reset the rig on the other side or shift to another east side target.
These are all objects that can be imaged without a guide camera provided you have your polar aligment done properly.
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