Hydro u fools! haha besides if your lazy, there all the same maintanence. if gotta get rid of soil and u need to change a resavior. There just what u prefer, i like hydro, soil isnt something i ever got into and hydo yeah it seems to grow more in less time. But from a day to day perspective soil is easier. This isnt an true or false answer becuase there isnt one. I can say it depends on your level of encitement. This is something i take great intreast and releases increasing amounts of stress. So when i boogie with hydro i love to be in complete control of my crop. Not to put down soil growers and that they dont care abotu growing becuase thats obvously not true, some people prefer soil and take just as many mesures as hydro, but most dont. It's whats accessible to you and what fits your life style.