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 I'd take the time to do the L, One piece legs just warp too easy unless its carefully prepared and chosen

You can add a square or V piece of wood for a pad under an L leg. It will help wrap even more as that end is the weakest place on the desgn. 

Cut extra and halve those into Vs added mid height if the wood might be under-dried and warp prone. 

The L-s are much less likely to warp over time than a 2x2 as each board width  keeps the other board from being able to warp. The seperate grainings at the joint  add strength too; so if you can visually oppose grains during selection, do it.

.   The widths give more more natural crossbrace at the upper corners and the thinness makes lower crossbracing easier and can help prevent leg twist.

Glue is a huge joint boost, but not really "needed" unless you go to 1/2"x 4 imo.  

A few of the 40yr old 2x2s used for mid layout support have lifted their footings from warp. They hang free now.  With an L, the widths also add much more length sooner as the leg goes out of plumb; loosing footing further from plumb than the 2x2s

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