I think it is better not to have to lean on the front end of the bike to correct its balance. Your primary, neutral, weighting of the bike is via the feet/bottom bracket – giving some weight to the front, a little more to the back (driving both tyres via the lowest point on the chassis available). So I suggest a set-up that works in a natural/neutral fashion without extra pre-loading of the ‘bars.
That would lead back to experiment with less fork pressure (for more sag and a lower average ride height) and increasing rebound damping on the fork for the same reason. For that matter, you could experiment with reducing sag at the back by adding pressure, but keep within limits because the action of the rear suspension will be sensitive to pressure relative to rider weight.