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I think you may need a little longer, because the hair is going to be shorter when you braid it anyway. So I would say 18 will let it fall where you wish.
When I braid I fold the hair exactly in half so I usually know the length I'll wind up with. I know not everyone folds hair in half, so it depends on how they'll be braiding. A friend of mine actually folds just an inch. So maybe the braider would be the best person to ask.
I used twenty inches of extension hair for the braids I am wearing now, so the braids you see are ten inches long: