I've had bomb-ass sweet-tasting hydro, and bomb-ass sweet-tasting organic. Seems to me that it can come out great either way, if you know what you're doing. If it tastes chemically, they didn't flush it right, and they don't know what they're doing. Personally, I prefer growing organically, but I've got no beef with the hydro masters and their bomb ass sweet-tasting nugs either, especially when they share it with me.