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I'm not questioning someone's choice after they have read the series. In that case, you may certainly choose whatever order you prefer, since you've already read the series. I believed we were speaking of first time readers of the series.
If a bunch of readers tell me that Sharpe Series is best read in chronological, then I will make note of that - they've read the series. They know if there are spoilers (I hope). In addition, I remember reading a while back that some detective novels were published out of order - an issue with the publisher, not the author's choice.
In some cases, such as the Pern novels, there is a core series. After that, you can read any of the other books in whatever order you want because they are side stories (not specifically relevant to the main series). Same with the Sookie Stackhouse or Dresden series although most of the side stories are novellas, not entire books.
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