The "polar" leg is on the north side, with the peg on the south side.
I fail to see how leg orientation makes any difference whatsoever - it's not the tripod pointing anywhere
So long as the peg and the head point south is all that matters - ALL NEQ6 as far as I know have the polar leg opposite the pole being aligned to, that way there is no leg for the counterweight (especially with extension) to hit.
The HEQ5 is OPPOSITE - thepolar leg is on the same side as the polar peg.
Having it North is better anyway, as then I get a good N-S line - the leg is my north indicator, and then the plumb bob hanging off the levelled and vertical counterweight bar makes south - all I do is line both up on my solar noon line, and it is DAMNED close to being polar aligned - just some head tweaks, and done.