You Will Have Done Well to Find It

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Dealer: West
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade10 4
  2. heartJ 8 2
  3. diamondK J 5
  4. clubA Q 8 5 4
Green square in centre

Contract: 5diamond
Declarer: East
Lead: spadeA
  1. spadeA 7 6 5 3
  2. heartQ 10 5 4
  3. diamond8
  4. club6 3 2
West North East South
1club* 1spade Dble~ 4spade
Pass Pass 5diamond Pass
Pass Pass

* playing 5 card majors
~ forcing, not necessarily heart

But what if East has spadeQ heartAxx diamondAQ10xxxx clubJx? Now a heart exit is imperative, or declarer will get two hearts away when the long clubs have been established.

Which of the two do you prefer?
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