Neither should be proud, I have removed and re-fitted mine today in another frame, they were a bugger to remove because the spacer tube was a little too wide so I couldn't get my bashing tube to contact with the inner face of the bearings/cups to knock them out after I had removed the crank arms and spindle. Got them out eventually thogh. When I re-fitted them, the bearings/cups went in with very light copper hammer use. The BB shell on the new frame was a gnat's wider so when the cranks went back in, the spacer had just a little movement in it before the spindle went through, so next time they come off, I will be able to knock them out easily. The bearings are now flush within the cups, the cups are flush to the frame. All good.
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Is it your cup or bearing that is proud? If it is a bearing then your spacer tube is too long. Take a little off (the amount that the bearing is proud) using file or grinder.