A large seed weighing 1 gram must take up about 0.5 ml. of water to begin the germination process. A smaller seed weighing 0.7 grams will only need to take up 0.3 ml. of water. Larger seed will take longer to germinate than a smaller seed, perhaps 24 hours longer if moisture at planting is not limiting. The answer is maybe. Seedling strength comes from many places.
Mature seed are almost always more vigorous than immature seed.
In this study, seed vigor is measured by the amount of leakage from the seed while it is imbibing water. The more the seeds leak, the weaker the seedling will be.