You do lose terps and flavour through water, but after a few dry hits, no matter how I have tried setting my rigs up (6mm balls, glass adapters, whips, more glass bends) I get a sore-ish throat without water. Also a bunch of balls in the downstem are annoying to clean. I feel I also lose more of the effect when I add more glass. I also don’t want a big glass piece as the PID and coil setup is large enough (I have a 30cm tall beaker bong which gives me the larger option but I’ve moved away from that for a while now). I am working on making the miniglobe work for me, it is actually a surprisingly open piece which is also good as it means I can add more restriction if needed, but it does mean that the cooling is a little lacklustre compared to larger pieces.

I prefer warm water, but not hot, though putting hot and letting it cool a bit seems like it gives me a longer time at the optimal temp. I feel that the freshest water always makes me cough more whatever the temp, and that after a few hits I cough less, until the water gets too dirty, then it makes me cough again.

Drinks-wise, I make a giant (5ish litre) pan of ginger and lemon tea that I drink for a cuple of days, that is my perfect accompaniment. Though if my shit is a little crappy or if I am need of a tbreak then a beer also goes well to help with that medicated feeling.

Also, I always always have a 750ml bottle of water by my side when vaping. It gets refilled a couple of times a day too.