The main benefit of smoking hydro is being able to tell yo boyz dat yu be puffin da hydro like a sumnabitch! Potheads round the world will praise you for the amazing weed you are smoking. Many will even refer to it as a strain of marijuana, instead of acknowledging the fact that it is merely a method of growing. I'd go for it. At $20 a gram, your friends will worship you, and possibly even spring for munchies next time you burn one.