Hastings Ring Gap?

I'm actually starting to put together the bottom end of my .020" over 318 after way too many months (whoever it was on here that told me to pay them to build my motor was probably right), I'm finally measuring ring gap for the motor. Basically it's just going to be a mild street/strip motor, I don't want to baby the thing, but it's only getting 9.4:1 compression and is essentially destined for a lot of street driving.
Now the question, I'm trying to get my ring gap dialed in accurately. I have a set of Hastings rings going on some KB 167 pistons and according to the Hastings webiste, I should have between .012" and .022" ring gap. From the research I've done, it seems like .020" to .030" is pretty reasonable. I measured one ring at .019" before I decided to get a better target.
Obviously I don't want the gap to be too big, but is it worth the time to open the rings up to closer to .025"? This is my first engine build and so I'd rather go on the cautious side rather than the more aggressive side.