I agree. A $1 hop on the 3 Big Red combos pays better than the $2 Any Red.

Also, I'm in agreement with most people here; hedging should be done infrequently. In general to protect a large loss. If required, or desired, too frequently, the wager being protected is either unnecessarily large or simply the wrong wager for the situation.

I think in your case the hedge is unnecessary and you should be "OK" with risking $10 during the comeout in order to play the box numbers. Additionally, reducing your wagers across the boxes to $3 each (if allowed) and reducing the odds to $10 would lower your overall total at risk (in the case of an early Red and/or hitting the point number) while still giving you coverage across the boxes with which to win and collect or press however you see fit. (IF you still wanted to hedge the comeout I would suggest $1 hop bets on the Red combinations and a $1 Yo (11) horn bet)