Direct Laser Interference Patterning (DLIP) has become an industrial-relevant method for microtexturing materials and modifying surface properties. Despite extensive research on DLIP-processed metals for hydrophobicity, the long-term effects of texture geometry on static and dynamic wetting are not yet fully understood. Here, periodic microstructures on stainless steel were fabricated by psDLIP to study the effects of texture type, spatial period Λ, and aspect ratio AR on the surface wettability. Line- and cross-like textures with Λ = 6.0, 10.0, and 30.0 µm were created using a multi-scan approach to reach ARs of 0.3, 0.6, and 1.0. Wettability was monitored over 220 days by measuring static water contact angle (WCA), contact angle hysteresis (CAH), roll-off angle (θRoll-off), and surface free energy (SFE). The results show that smaller spatial periods (6.0 and 10.0 µm) favored superhydrophobicity (WCA > 150°), with faster stabilization times. In turn, patterns with Λ = 30.0 µm exhibited a rose-petal effect, with WCA up to 143.4° and CAH > 45°. All structured surfaces showed a decrease of the polar component of SFE, in alignment with the observed water-repellency properties. Overall, the period proved to be the dominant factor for increasing the long-term hydrophobicity through DLIP.