That's my thoughts as well.

I laced up a wheel like that a month ago just because I had to replace a hub (bought a 32, laced it as a 24) and like the higher spoke tension on the non drive side with the lower spoke count. The final tension as easier to do.

With that said I still wouldn't seek out a hub/rim with that configuration to build and save the weight of 8 spokes on a rear wheel. I would go standard 2 cross/half radial 24 or 28.