Depending on your age, tax situation, and whether you’re still working or not the answer may vary.
In other word for some people the best result may come from investing the sales proceeds on a Roth IRA and having future non taxible income.
Not a simple black and white situation. There is enough opportunity there to make it worth your while to pay a financial expert for an opinion. When I had similar concerns a few years back I did all my calculations and then took them to a CPA tax advisor and paid for an hour of his time to consult. It was money well spent and reassuring to find out my assessments were correct.