The part will be painted, as I'm not a big fan of the glossy carbon look. Therefore, the surface layer weave direction doesn't matter a lot to me, appearance-wise. Since the part is very complicated, I am thinking about cutting smaller pieces of the surface layer prepreg to increase  my chances of getting the fabric perfectly tight into all the sharp edges/corners of the mould, in order to avoid bridging problems.  After that, I'll be cutting the bigger pieces and continue normally with the layup. Thoughts on this approach?