That said, if you want DNS-based adblocking then there are other options on OpenWrt which require much less tinkering in order to install and coincidentally use much less system resources, compared to AdguardHome. Specifically: adblock, adblock-fast and adblock-lean:
All 3 options are good and known to work. I am a contributor to the adblock-lean project and as such, can recommend you to try it out. It is super easy to set up and highly optimized for memory usage and speed.
(uninstall AdguardHome before installing any of the alternatives)