[mike s]

My gut feelings on this are -

Parallel L is not unlike series C and will likely have some of the
same problems. Yes inductance and resistance will be halved but peak
current may not, just as peak V in series C isn't, because real
components aren't perfect.

Series L would be better, two small chokes that can carry the current
but with half the inductance each.

How come two chokes are smaller than 1? It seems unlikely.