Should I reinvest the money I expect to owe in capital gains, or just hold it until tax season?

Title says it all. I can’t find any info on this from Google and was wondering what all you fine people here thought about it. My initial thought was to invest in dividend stocks so that I can use those to lessen the burden of the capital gains tax. I understand that I would owe more money, but would this be a good strategy? Why/why not, and what would you suggest otherwise?