The problem with going lower than 20-22 ohms is the dissipation in the smoke triac, I measured the triac temperature with 18 ohms at 18V track power, and it was around 90C, a bit higher than I want to see. The 20 ohm resistor topped out at around 75C, pretty warm, but well within reason.
FWIW, I get more than sufficient smoke with 20 ohms with TMCC, so that's my standard upgrade value.