Keyword link text

Is is better to remove whitespace or truncate text?

[Rub]

Here is an odd question. I am limited on the amount of characters that a partner site will put in a hyperlink to me. I want to make the text keyword dense however I am one character short. So, I can either remove a space from the link (condensing two words into one long word) or leave off the last character of my last word.

Ideas? Comments? Experiences?

[rfgdxm1]

Leave off the last word completely.

[deejay]

Don't condense the words into one unless the 'new' word is relevant to your search.

A rug is one thing, a rat is another thing, a rugrat is neither one nor the other, and a search for rugrat won't get you results for rugs or rats.