Spinfisher VII 6500 too much?

Hey there legends-
So I warranties a reel from Penn and they offered me any Spinfishee model I want. I responded by asking for a 6500 and am now wondering if that’s too much/too heavy for inshore fishing off my yak?
Should I go 5500? Either way- likely need a new rod too as the current is a light/medium.
I’ve been using 4500 but thought it better to have a bigger one instead of two the same side but maybe should’ve gone 5500?

Would love some insight/opinions.

Btw - Penn customer service has been amazing.

Thanks!
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i use a 2500 size spinning reel for all my halibut stuff and it is fine, its personal preference, for me a 6500 size reel is a ray/crab snare reel

I would go with the 5500.  There's plenty power for our kind of fishing and it's much lighter.

Checked to confirm, and I’ve been using a 6500 with 40-lb braid to as my right-hand go-to on a really nice short fiberglass rod. Purchased the reel for crab snaring mostly but decided recently that I wanted to add a stout spinning setup to my pool of conventionals. It’s definitely a bit beefy, but I have not lamented the weight or certainly at any time. A 5500 will do the trick for sure though. And 30-lb braid is sufficient.

I’ve actually been liking this set up so much that I’m tempted to get another one going with the 5500 this time.