Quick Question - Resolution vs Compression

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Which texture yields better results?

This is specifically to body textures.

 

Higher Resolution at maybe 4096x4096 but compressed with say DXT1

or 

Lower Resolution 2048x2048 with no compression.

 

Also would different textures be better in different states.

eg hi-res/comp diffuse with low-res/nocomp nomals?