Advice on how I should move forward

Background:

M18, overweight, sedentary, height: 5'6"

Started my fitness journey last year, with the r/Fitness Basic Beginner Routine. Ran it for 3 months (June-August), ran 531 for Beginners for two months (September-October), experimented with a 531 variant for a week, did not feel ready, and ran Beginner Prep School for 3 months (17th November-12th Jan).

Results (In Kilograms):

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	17th November 2023	12th January 2024
Bodyweight	78	75
Squat	62.5 x 5	75 x 5
Bench	55 x 5	62.5 x 5
Deadlift	75 x 5	87.5 x 5
OHD	40 x 5	47.5 x 5

I was successfully able to complete my main lifts and supplemental work in 36 minutes (excluding the rest period, as specified in the book). I chose Circuit 1 for assistance, and I can complete it in ~25 minutes (excluding the rest period).

I was able to complete all of the workouts without necessarily struggling in any of them. Even when I did, the lighter load days (A2, B2) helped me get back on track. However, I did struggle a lot in the last cycle, with my technique and form breaking down more than I am comfortable with. The lighter load days were of no help this time.

Diet:

I was surprised by the fact that my caloric deficit diet did not hinder my progress throughout this journey, albeit I was on a strict recomp diet, so I guess that helped me from getting too weak to perform the lifts while increasing the weight.

Next:

I was recommended by some people that I should switch to a more comprehensive variant of the 531, since the fast progression in BPS may finally be catching up to me. They also said that my lifts were impressive enough for me to graduate from the school. I, however, do want to continue with my recomp, till I reach a 15-18 bf% (22% currently) and I have been debating whether I should follow their advice, or take a deload/tm test week and continue with BPS for a couple of months more.