Obviously, depends on the situation. To state the obvious, if the kite is up, or the screacher is in use, those sheets usually get eased or released first... assuming someone has them in hand... Generally, though, the 'out' when those sails are in use is to steer down; if the rudder starts...
Just going to jump on the "beach cat before big tri" bandwagon. I sailed and raced my H16 for 15 years before I bought my F31R... I made all sorts of dumb moves on the H16 on lakes, SF Bay, and the ocean, and it rarely cost more than repairing some fiberglass or the trap line bungees. Flipping...