How To Configure Multiple Airport Expresses?

I Have a Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 wireless router and 2 Apple Airport Expresses.
This Buffalo router is compatible with the Apple Airport Express to be able to use the WDS feature. I have configured one of my Airport Expresses as a WDS Remote Base Station that allows wireless clients on the base station. I also have this one configured for AirTunes.
I want to add an additional Airport Express to extend coverage, what is the best way to configure the second Airport Express? Would it be just an additional "Remote Base Station" or a "Relay Base Station"?
Any information that can be provided (please be as detailed as possible), would be greatly appreciated.

My AX's are setup close to stereo's so they use airtunes.
One in the front room, one in the office, and one in the garage.
Two of them have computers very close to them but the garage does not have a computer unless I take the laptop out there.
Remote Base Station
A Remote Base Station shares the main base stations Internet connection.
Relay Base Station
A Relay Base Station is connected to the main base station and shares it's Internet connection with remote and other relay base stations.
You might look at this .pdf from Apple:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/DesigningAirPort_Networksv4.2.pdf
Also take a look at this doc:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107454

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