...but your wetnotes will still be in the right pocket

It's your primary SMB that has moved, wetnotes look like they are classed as safety equipment and therefore live in the right.

Here's a thought too - if it's more hassle to get at the left pocket due to stages, deco bottles, etc then doesn't it make far more sense for that to be the pocket that holds the utility stuff? You want anything safety related to be easy to get at quickly.

Getting the SMB out of your pocket shouldn't involve a lot of task loading - there's no real rush to do this.

Just my initial thoughts...