Keep in mind if you do hold off for a DEC position there is a good chance of you struggling or even failing. 3 Ryan Air pilots (I paid for my type rating) just failed mainly because of their background. One left the company and two are now FOs and still trying to hang on. One pilot never took out a chart.
Amazing what EK is now hiring. Can't we get any qualified widebody captains to take the jobs that our FOs aspire to?