Camus was an Existentialist, simply meaning that he viewed life with the mindset of “existence over essence”. “Existence over essence” is a central proposition within the branch of Existentialism itself that declares “… the most important considerations for individuals is that they are individuals—.” Sartre and Kierkegaard explain it better, but in short, Existentialism is based (roughly) around the idea that an individual’s validity as a human being is based on their own thinking, acting individualism rather than their societal garnishes (labels, classes, wealth, stereotypes, etc.)
With this in mind, and to finally try to answer your question, “best living” and “most living” are interpretive, and truly depend on how you perceive them. Both terms could mean opposing forces: as in “most living” vs “best living”, or complimentary terms, as in, “most living” will lead you to the “best living”. Its hard to accurately interpret Camus’s own personal view, but most of his writings point to “most living” over “best living”, or rather, getting the MOST personal satisfaction out of life, believing that human beings are worthy as their own individual selves and not simply contribution to a society or government. For example, work because you WANT to too, and to preserve YOURself and to attain YOUR desires, not because it is what society expects of you, or because of how others will view you if you do.
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