All things being equal, I would prefer Valygar. He's been a monster with Celestial Fury for me, especially with backstab.
But you already have some front-line fighters and you are a little weak in the mage department. Aerie is very versatile but she levels up slowly. You could use Haer'Dalis as a backup mage. Yes he causes problems with the romance but (I believe) Aerie chooses you in the end.
I can't believe this but in your case I'm going with (gag) Haer'Dalis. Now if your main character was a mage or theif character, or if you had Jan or Nalia instead of Yoshimo, I'd side with Valygar. (or Jaheira or Anomen, given how slowly Aerie gains clerical spells).
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