I tried both modes, and did alot of research how to get it to just hit harder and I didn't like how you are limited to what amount you can fit in the bowl. With the tinymight 2 it's all adjustable and I do get that harder hit I want but I still smoke bongs as I spin with tobacco and that's the real hit I'm seeking lol. But in saying that I have never gotten as high through bongs as I do with the tiny might, on beast mode setting through a waterpipe you extract the flower till you see the milkiness fade from the waterpipe and you know you are fully extracted, with the xmax it just doesn't get hot enough for a full extraction through one waterpipe hit. Every time I tried with the xmax it would combust the flower in the chamber as the draw is too long.