To DRIP or not

Some stocks are weighted well, Aristocrats and Dividend Kings, plus 3 Dividend Achievers. Was gonna turn off DRIP on 4 of them, and buy ?? Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) has paid an uninterrupted dividend for over 20 years since 2004, but the amount has dropped at least once within that period. >9% yield BEN- Dividend Aristocrat with 45 years consequtive increases in dividends, . >5.3% Lastly, that which I fear most,,, covered call option... JEPI, said to be the 'least risky'. Paying > 8.3% Thanks for the critique