What would you do adding dry hops?

I brewed a Smash American Pale Ale last weekend, and placed it in a 6 gallon Carboy for the primary, the fermentation is just starting to calm down. I need to add dry hops into the beer this weekend.
My plan was to go get another 5 gallon Carboy(my current 5 gallon is being used for a Rebel Rye) do a secondary and place the hops in there. But after reading through these threads I realize I may have a few more options.
1. Place the hops in the current primary, then transfer to a keg in a week. But I worry about oxidation with so much head space?
2. Do a secondary into a keg(I currently have a empty), place the hops in a hop bag(if I can find one), evacuate all the oxygen with CO2, let the keg sit for a week out of the kegerator, then place it under CO2 in the kegerator.
I just want to do what's best for the Beer?

 

Either option is good, since you have a C02 tank, if you do it in the primary, just blow some CO2 in there when you take airlock off to purge the oxygen out and the CO2 will fill the headspace.

I usually do in the carboy myself, because then the beer comes in contact with the hops better than inside a hop bag in the keg.

 

I never thought about blowing CO2 into the Carboy, that's a great Idea. I think that will be the route I take. Thank You!

 

I just toss them into the primary. I don't add any extra CO2. You won't have the airlock off very long at all, so oxidation potential pretty negligible. But adding CO2 also won't hurt.

 

I've never thought or heard about this either. I'm definitely doing this from now on.

I secondary fairly often. Makes me wonder if those beers would've tasted better using this method!



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Unless you have plans to die immediately after this weekend, you don't have to dry hop then. Your beer will be fine in the primary until next weekend...or the next weekend or even the next month.

You can dry hop right in the primary without worrying about oxidation if you open it carefully in an area without much airflow. CO2 is heavier than air and won't rush out when you open the primary.