Should you ruff partner's lead?

William Jennings Bryan, an orator and politician from Nebraska who died in 1925, said, "Destiny ... is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved."

In some bridge deals, the outcome of the contract is predestined; but much more often, the result is in the balance. In today's deal from a duplicate, what should happen in four hearts after West leads his singleton club?

West's weak-two opening isn't textbook, but everyone would do the same today. Then, over North's takeout double, several Easts jumped to four spades, which usually went down two.