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I'd advise APL 6 IF your group can sneak-in undetected and catch the temple off-guard.
If they are the "bust in the door" sorts, then APL 7.
If you are converting to Pathfinder, and use the popular conversion of Physicians & Doctors to Alchemists (from Advanced Player's guide), OR you convert adding a class level (to keep CRs the same), then use APL 8.
Even on the fast XP track using pathfinder, you'll be hard pressed to get your group to APL 7 or 8 by the temple encounter. You may have to add in a few encounters of your own.