Lesser of two evils/ vent fan?

[ray ely]

I'm mounting a vent fan in a bathroom and made my roof penetration too close to the fan. I thought the least amount of pipe would be preferable but now see that the vent fan calls for 2 feet before the first elbow. The fan location can't be moved due to the bathroom configuration and I don't want to make another penetration in the epdm roofing and try to patch the hole. The roof is a cathedral roof on a dormer addition with not attic space above, 8 inch joists.

Right now, the vent just goes about 6 inches then an elbow facing up into the external vent hood on the roof.

The only way I could get more pipe into the picture would be to run away from the vent hood, then two els back to back to return to the vicinity of the penetration, then elbow up.

I assume the requirement for two feet of pipe is related to noise, but it seems like adding 2 elbows would also create restriction.

I would appreciate any thoughts on this. The fan is a 110cfm Panasonic.

 

[Smooky]

Do not add any extra turns. You want a straight pipe out or only slight angles or turns to get the best flow. The length is not so important. Don't worry about the 2 foot requirement before the first turn. A short pipe and a slight angle would be fine.