Something to think about...
you'll find nowadays that guys are taking certain gear (winny, tren, primo, anavar, susp) all the way up to the day of the show and are countering the "water" with loads of anti-e's. But at the same time, you rarely see bb's ripped and dry these days. Ten years ago, everyone was cutting everything out 2 weeks out and the conditioning IMO back then was much more crisp. All in all, i think that any gear, no matter how non-androgenic, fast acting, water based, or whatever....will make the body hold some water. Another thing, back in the early 90's, there was no arimidex, aromasin, femara....pretty much just clomid and nolva. Hope this helps.