What is better for my macbook pro on os x lion, 32-bit or 64-bit?

i'm wanting to get windows 7 home premium for my macbook pro which is on os x lion version 10.7.4 and i'm wondering what version of windows is better to get, the 32 bit version or the 64 version?
thank you for your help

Boot Camp- Macs that work with 64-bit editions of Windows 7/Vista
32-bit will be faster and more compatible. 64-bit is more powerful if you use applications that perform best in 64-bit versions. 32-bit uses less memory than 64-bit.

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