Depends on following. (1) Does the aircraft have at least some nosewheel steering through the pedals? Small business jets don't. Larger airliners do. (2) What does your employer's standard operating procedure call for?
Most Boeings (haven't flown them) have lots of nosewheel steering on the tiller, a little in the pedals. You line up, roll forward a bit to confirm nosewheel is straight, you won't need the tiller any more.
My Falcon lacks any nosewheel steering in the pedals. All of it is on the tiller. Hence, the occupant of the left seat keeps left hand on tiller until hears "Eighty Knots" to which he says "My Yoke." At that point, the left seat pilot moves his left hand from tiller to yoke, and the right seat pilot lets go of his yoke.
In the Falcon, once you hear "Airspeed Alive" early in the takeoff roll, you try not even to twitch the tiller, as it is quite sensitive. You're using pedals aerodynamically as early as you can.
Just one of many things you never consciously think about once you've memorized it and done it a few dozen times. Lots of other SOPs are different and just as good. It doesn't matter much long as you aren't suprising the other fellow.
[This message has been edited by bizjet pilot (edited 08 June 2001).]