Belgian IPA dry hopping question

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Just finished brewing this and wanted to see what dry hopping recommendations you all had. I have nugget, warrior, Columbus, citra, and cascade in my inventory.

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.67 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.25 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.08 gal
Estimated OG: 1.086 SG
Estimated Color: 9.1 SRM
Estimated IBU: 44.3 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 100.5 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU

6 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 42.9 %
2 lbs Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain 3 14.3 %
2 lbs White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 4 14.3 %
1 lbs Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 5 7.1 %
12.0 oz Caramunich Malt (56.0 SRM) Grain 6 5.4 %
4.0 oz Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 7 1.8 %

0.50 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - First Wort Hop 8 20.7 IBUs
2 lbs Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 9 14.3 %
0.50 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Boil 60. Hop 10 18.8 IBUs
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 11 1.5 IBUs
0.50 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 12 3.2 IBUs
1.00 oz Orange Peel, Bitter (Boil 5.0 mins) Spice 13 -
0.50 oz Coriander Seed (Boil 5.0 mins) Spice 14 -
1.10 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 0.0 Hop 15 0.0 IBUs
0.50 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 0.0 m Hop 16 0.0 IBUs

1.0 pkg Belgian Ale (White Labs #WLP550) [35.49 Yeast 17 -
 
I'd personally go with more citra/cascade combo. I do often mix columbus with other C hops for late addition/dry hop in American styles but I wonder if the dankness would clash with the Belgian yeast and spicing.
 
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