I break from the right side with a tip of inside English. Speed is soft enough for the cue to begin curving before it hits the 2nd ball flat. Ironically, my best breaks are when I aim to split the 1st and 2nd balls.
BBB may be right that chipping the head ball is bad, but I always aimed to split or to catch the top ball by a hair first.
The guy to ask would be pro and instructor Joe Tucker. He is a student of the break shot and will likely have good insight.
That's what I try to do too & have made my small share on the break given the short time that I have been playing. I find that hitting the apex ball too much does not pocket a ball & missing it does not pocket a ball.
But if they are hit simultaneously the chance of pocketing a ball or getting one sitting in the hole goes up.
Best 2 ALL.