I would take the balls and half of all the breaks........seems pretty obvious .......to me.
If it were 8/6 8/7 then yes I would take the balls too, but I still have to go to 8 every game, so I I like being able to push balls towards my pocket every single game from the start and also have a certain % of the time, where they are not able to get out of my break and sell out the game or at least a decent lead.
That's just my preference, I don't feel 9/8 is much of a spot, 10/8 not much more than that. A better player is going to be able to get that extra ball or two especially if his opponent still has to get 8 balls.
Plus, as I think someone mentioned before, I
never have to get out of a break, what's that worth? Remember my opponent is 1.5 balls better than me so I never have to fade their break. And the more games I break, I am going to get in a good groove and lay down some good ones. It may be different at pro level, but I feel at my skill level, all the breaks will benefit me more than getting 10/8, 9/8.