I'm not an agent, but when I was an editor I'd first check the covering letter to see if the submission was in a genre I worked in, then I'd go straight to the pages.
Interns have already auto-rejected things in genres I don't rep, so what's left is what I'm accepting, but I tend to look for pretty commercial stuff, which means I need a hook I can pitch to editors.
No preference or pattern here. Sometimes one sequence, sometimes the other, depending on my mood. Like every other agent I know, I just want to see that people follow the guidelines when they submit. By far, most don't. Which means you'll make a big impression if you do.
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