I think the soil thing vs. Dwc flavour is kind of a myth. No doubt you can get some killer bud either way, and maybe with our exploration into high brix, LOS , supersoils, and bacteria we might be able to give soil a real edge, but I've seen top notch stuff come from both hydro and soil.
Hydro tends to taste a bit more like pure terps and keef and have more of the strains flavor profiles while soil, for me anyways, seems to have a bit of a sweeter taste, the flavor of the strain mingles with what you've fed it a bit more, and id think that after sitting in a pot absorbing evaporation off itself all day, you might get a bit of that dirty taste that some of us love.
Personally I prefer soil cause I like it dirty and earthy and sweet, certainly you could achieve this in DWC but it seems to come easier in soil. That's just my feelings around it lol
