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I can't speak for the OP, but if I use my Canon gear for landscape work, it's almost always in live view. While AF is not necessary, AF can be inconsistent, focusing on the wrong details. Manually setting focus is more reliable. The most reliable way to confirm focus is magnified live view. This is certainly doable with a suitable DSLR, but then you're stuck using only the rear display. For such use, my biggest knock against the 5DIV and many (or all?) higher-end Canon FF DSLRs, is the lack of a tilt/swivel rear display that would make shooting at non-eye-level height a lot more comfortable (6DII does have the swivel display). But I have to admit, since going mirrorless, it has been very nice to fall back on IBIS/IS and magnified focus confirmation in the EVF, hand-holding many photos I would have otherwise used a tripod. Not saying tripod is unnecessary, rather, that for some situations, it can be avoided to make an outing potentially more enjoyable for me (because I can cover more ground more quickly without the time lost to tripod set up and adjustment).
I also don't trust DSLR AF to be consistently reliable in low light situations. I often would over-shoot situations to be more sure of getting at least some images correctly focused. This is less of a problem with mirrorless cameras because they tend to focus much more consistently and accurately.
Something to ponder too, is how much will you use this camera at lower ISOs? If it matters to you, there's a considerable dynamic range gap of about two stops at ISO 100 between the 6DII and either the 5DIV or any of the current Canon FF mirrorless cameras other than the RP (which apparently uses the 6DII sensor). For example, 6DII vs. R6II and 5DIV: here. But this gap narrows as the ISO increases and eventually all three are very similar around ISO 1600.
If you're budget constrained to the 6DII new, then see about stretching to a used or refurbed R mirrorless instead. It's apparently the same 30MP sensor as the 5DIV and you gain some mirrorless benefits (though it does not have IBIS). I would probably pick it over a 5DIV. If AF is important, then I'd say R5 or R6II.
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