Long HDMI vs. short, Long interconnects vs. short

Hello,
My DVD player sits below the TV, and both rest on a stand that is 10 ft. from my 2 channel audio rack. (I refuse to keep all of it together in one cabinet. Logistically that won’t work in my condo, and to me the whole “entertainment center” look is just too 1980s looking for me) What is the lesser of 2 evils? Keeping the DVD player right under the TV and using a short HDMI cable to the TV for video, while running long RCA interconnects to my PRE for the audio portion... Or placing the DVD player in the audio rack with a long HDMI running to the TV for video and a short RCA interconnect to the PRE for audio.
Input is appreciated, Thanks!