I use all sorts of fins on all my boards
Yesterday I rode a 12' board in tiny surf, so I threw in a 3.5 " center fin to allow the tail to slide around on turns, since there was no power to rail turn on.
So yeah... get a smaller center, maybe a 5.5" and set up as a thruster.
Also try a bigger single center fin, with less rake (sweep)... it will allow a shorter radius pivot turn