By turning against the torque (ie to the left in a US machine, to the right in a French machine) you are effectively carrying out a power check.
If you have sufficient power to spot turn
against the torque, then you will have enough power to spot turn with it. But you won't know this for sure if your first turn is
with the torque.
Edited to add: Sorry, just re-read your post. I thought that you were talking about the first spot turn of a flight. After the initial turn, surely if you need to spot-turn to the right then you turn to the right?
