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I'd PIF ASAP. There wouldn't be any negative FICO ding with everything else being equal. You might see a small bump with an added $0 balance, but it depends on how many TLs report a balance already in relation to your total number of TLs.
+1. I'd pay it off. IMO paying off debt is always a good thing.