Good for headcanon but bad for actual canon. I wish we could just get a super definitive answer from someone like Kathleen Kennedy or from a canon source.
Why would Kennedy be a more reliable source than Hidalgo?
For a “definitive answer” you’d need to get it from either Lucas or Kasdan (or Kesher if he every talked about it before he died).
Because in this instance he pretty much used a non canon source. Doesn’t really sit well with me.
EDIT:
I’m curious as to what WEG writers means…