More dry hop volume = less dry hop time required?

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I have a beer that has finished fermentation and is now on schedule for dry hopping. I plan to dry hop with 2oz of Citra pellets prior to kegging. Now something has come up and I'd like to have this beer ready to go for a weekend event at my house. Can I get the same effect of 2oz of Citra dry hopped for a week by using...say 6oz of Citra for 2 days?
 
I have found that more hop volume = more hop flavor.
I'm still not sure how the length of time effects things.

Many folks believe that 3-4 days is optimal.

My current batch that is drinking really well, I added 2 oz at 7 days before bottling and then another 2 oz 4 days prior.

It is still not quite what I want, so it's going to be 5 oz next batch.
 
You wont get the same effect but you will get a more of an affect than you would just hopping for 2 days with 2 oz.

I would keg now, add the dry hops to the keg and carbonate then transfer off the dry hops to another keg before you serve it this weekend.
 
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