diff --git a/dvc/output.py b/dvc/output.py
index ee1f89d31..c74524d53 100644
--- a/dvc/output.py
+++ b/dvc/output.py
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ class Output:
         except _CheckoutError as exc:
             raise CheckoutError(exc.paths, {})  # noqa: B904
 
-    def commit(self, filter_info=None) -> None:
+    def commit(self, filter_info=None, relink=True) -> None:
         if not self.exists:
             raise self.DoesNotExistError(self)
 
@@ -719,8 +719,11 @@ class Output:
             granular = (
                 self.is_dir_checksum and filter_info and filter_info != self.fs_path
             )
+            # NOTE: trying to use hardlink during transfer only if we will be
+            # relinking later
+            hardlink = relink
             if granular:
-                obj = self._commit_granular_dir(filter_info)
+                obj = self._commit_granular_dir(filter_info, hardlink)
             else:
                 staging, _, obj = build(
                     self.cache,
@@ -734,20 +737,21 @@ class Output:
                     self.cache,
                     {obj.hash_info},
                     shallow=False,
-                    hardlink=True,
+                    hardlink=hardlink,
                 )
-            self._checkout(
-                filter_info or self.fs_path,
-                self.fs,
-                obj,
-                self.cache,
-                relink=True,
-                state=self.repo.state,
-                prompt=prompt.confirm,
-            )
-            self.set_exec()
+            if relink:
+                self._checkout(
+                    filter_info or self.fs_path,
+                    self.fs,
+                    obj,
+                    self.cache,
+                    relink=True,
+                    state=self.repo.state,
+                    prompt=prompt.confirm,
+                )
+                self.set_exec()
 
-    def _commit_granular_dir(self, filter_info) -> Optional["HashFile"]:
+    def _commit_granular_dir(self, filter_info, hardlink) -> Optional["HashFile"]:
         prefix = self.fs.path.parts(self.fs.path.relpath(filter_info, self.fs_path))
         staging, _, save_obj = build(
             self.cache,
@@ -764,7 +768,7 @@ class Output:
             self.cache,
             {save_obj.hash_info} | {oid for _, _, oid in save_obj},
             shallow=True,
-            hardlink=True,
+            hardlink=hardlink,
         )
         return checkout_obj
 
diff --git a/dvc/repo/commit.py b/dvc/repo/commit.py
index 6f70134ef..4ec2f6b7d 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/commit.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/commit.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ def commit(
     force=False,
     allow_missing=False,
     data_only=False,
+    relink=True,
 ):
     stages_info = [
         info
@@ -60,6 +61,10 @@ def commit(
             if any(changes):
                 prompt_to_commit(stage, changes, force=force)
                 stage.save(allow_missing=allow_missing)
-        stage.commit(filter_info=stage_info.filter_info, allow_missing=allow_missing)
+        stage.commit(
+            filter_info=stage_info.filter_info,
+            allow_missing=allow_missing,
+            relink=relink,
+        )
         stage.dump(update_pipeline=False)
     return [s.stage for s in stages_info]
diff --git a/dvc/repo/experiments/queue/base.py b/dvc/repo/experiments/queue/base.py
index 32d80bab2..82d806181 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/experiments/queue/base.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/experiments/queue/base.py
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ class BaseStashQueue(ABC):
                 force=True,
                 allow_missing=True,
                 data_only=True,
+                relink=False,
             )
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/dvc/stage/__init__.py b/dvc/stage/__init__.py
index 4d3b99075..a7ff66360 100644
--- a/dvc/stage/__init__.py
+++ b/dvc/stage/__init__.py
@@ -545,13 +545,13 @@ class Stage(params.StageParams):
         )
 
     @rwlocked(write=["outs"])
-    def commit(self, allow_missing=False, filter_info=None) -> None:
+    def commit(self, allow_missing=False, filter_info=None, **kwargs) -> None:
         from dvc.output import OutputDoesNotExistError
 
         link_failures = []
         for out in self.filter_outs(filter_info):
             try:
-                out.commit(filter_info=filter_info)
+                out.commit(filter_info=filter_info, **kwargs)
             except OutputDoesNotExistError:
                 if not (allow_missing or out.checkpoint):
                     raise