Jim is so preferential to HC because he is still fondly and sentimentally remembering the very first time he played there.....
..with me.
So, all that aside, I'd play 6 Galloway, 4 HC, possibly even 7-3, even with the balky routing.
I just think there are way more holes at Galloway that get the blood pumping, including the wonderful opener.
Hidden Creek is more of a meditative exercise, where you make a lot of bogeys but aren't sure why. I can appreciate that aspect, but can't point out more than a handful of holes as great. I guess it's a bit like Pinehurst #2 in that respect, only even more low-key.