Druid Dolmen Stone Hurrican

I’m running a new build, druid dolmen stone hurrican. I would like to know if hurrican used with the stone, is it considered close or distant damage. I have notice if i stand right in front of the mob, the stone damage doesnt apply, i have to stand slightly away from it so the damage can hit.

So it seems like hurrican itself is close damage but if you want to hit it with the dolmen stone it needs to stand slightly away. So does that make it close or distant damage? because i have rings with close vs distant affixes and not sure if i should use them, or whichever is the correct one.