If you're considering quantities for purchasing, and takeoffs, and information for real world building, the 3d length will be more accurate for that, because if it's at a slope greater than 0, the 3d length will be bigger than the 2d length no matter what.
So if this is your goal I'd look at moving the slope bigger to test, and see if your rbr length matches your 3d length, and use that instead of 2d.