^^^ This.
I was hired Feb 2014. I live not too far from DFW (going to move there in a year or so), but have been based in CLT and DCA. I'd still be reserve in CLT, but a secondary line holder in DCA.
Most of my months run 72-78 hours and I fly plenty of red-eyes out to the west coast and back. I average about 16-17 days of work. Commuting to DCA is a pain, particularly in the winter.
Guys with my seniority in LAX are flying about the same hour-wise, but working 13-15 days doing almost all HI island trips. I already do a lot of the west coast red eye stuff. Just off the top of my head seems going west might be a hair easier than going east, and it appears I'd have a better schedule.
I do think some of that will change once people and jets move around. It's hard to know what it'll look like. But can't hurt to give it a shot if I can't bid into DFW quickly.