I used 28" tall Hoosier race front tires. But I size the front tires based on my average reaction times on a "comfortable" spot on the tree. I had 26" tires when I first started racing my current car, but it didn't leave as hard.
If you stage and launch the car in the same way and from exactly the same spot, a shorter tire will give slightly faster reaction times while a taller tire will give slightly slower reaction times.