How would you be able to do either, when the impedance varies so strongly?
Typical plasma systems use a self-tuning load match ($!!!), supplied by an amplifier that can handle very high SWR, at least for short periods. The SWR is very high while the tuner slews to the new setpoint, which is very different between startup (no plasma = very high impedance at the coil/electrode) and operation (low impedance).
Tim