LDR matching (Xenotron example)

Matopotato

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From reading up on a few posts, LDR matching can be very important. (E.g. Phase II as @Chuck D. Bones wrote in #5 here).
Is it mostly important to match the light or the dark resistance? Or is that very situation dependent?

I am looking at Xenotron build (https://aionfx.com/app/files/docs/xenotron_documentation.pdf), 4 LDR/LED pairs. One is on a BBD breakout board and here it is about getting the LED right.
On the main PCB there are three pairs, but looking at the schematics one pair is a bit more on its own.
So that leaves two pairs, LDR1 and LDR2:
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In this situation, should they be matched?
If so, both dark and light resistances? Or one is more important than the other.

In the kit I bought I have 3 that sort of match light 1 and 2 and dark 1 and 3...
 
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