The SAT redesign has been causing a ton of confusion. I’m a tutor and have been trying to field a bunch of questions. Obviously at the end of the day, regardless of how it’s weighed you just want the best score you can get.
My students understandably want to go deep into this discussion so I’ve pointed them toward this thread. Also, I have a friend who works in school guidance that passed along this eBook which I think is a pretty good resource - it certainly helped a few of my students feel more relaxed about it all: https://www.albert.io/blog/ultimate-student-starter-kit-to-the-sat/
College board has a nice downloadable guide as well https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/inside-the-test/study-guide-students
Best to know your enemy, right?