i use to grow dirt but now on my first hydro grow. anyways i can tell you why i switched to hydro. i hate having to mix a lot of expensive dirt then have to worry about getting rid of it after my harvest. also i have very nasty hard water and when i do any kind of flushes i have to flush with RO water at 15 gallons per pot(have lots of pots too which makes it a bitch), flushing hydro is easier cause you just fill rez with ph water. i dont have to mix nutrients or bend down to feed the plants every 3 days, with hydro all i do is a ph check it bi-weekly and watch my continuous ph/ec monitor and make minor adjustments. but ya soil organics will tastes and smell better but i have smelled and tasted hydro bud that is close to comparison. also soil is cheaper on the electricity. you dont get as high of humidity in your grow op so you dont have to use dehumidifiers or AC all the time.

hey why dont you do a grow log and just do both and see your results. you can do half/half and see which suits you