i have flushed, non flushed, cured and uncured bud. non flushed is much harsher, with a burning sensation to the throat, though the taste is great. cured and non cured taste different, as fruitiness cam out with cure...

after my last grow, i think hydro nutes (or perhaps gh) is less effective in altering the taste and harshness with no flush. in dirt with other nutes, no flush produced almost un-smokable buds... in hydro, the same plant (clone) tastes much much better with no flush, gh three part nutes.

just my 2 pennies...