Yeah for that reason I would actually get the small inline with the holes facing down if possible, so you have the ability to load less water for sure with less volume there, I gave that tip to
@AJS when he got his from them, he did a nice Instagram video with the herborizer so could check and confirm which direction they're facing... It is a nice piece, closer to one of the herbo bubblers with small volume, good for flavor, the large inline is a bit big (larger than my inline honeycomb) though the small is quite small, something in between would be cool... Anyway I noticed vgoodiez got the small in stock with the color heady horns instead of a base, pretty cool looking, I just hate that flaring of the mouthpiece personally.
If you're referring to the same piece I ended up picking up..
Love my piece, my cuts are on the top, no issues at all. I can put it just at level with the slits and it's very even percolation with amazing flavor, or add a bit more and the bubble stack and it's much more cooling.
I will say for a huge hitter like the Herborizer, long drawn out hits get a scratchy heat on my throat, and it's just more coughing in general. I have found a way to appreciate quick thick flavorful milks through this piece instead of long drawn out rips. I can still do both, but I have to be a bit more cautious of technique because the hot air can really hit me with this piece, which I never got with the D020D. I'm sure that would never be an issue with a lot of other vapes, just the high airflow high vapor vapes (and user experience).
Overall, I haven't touched the D020D since (I am a sucker for the newest toy though), and recently gave it away to my brother who just got his first vape (and LSV).
The long mouthpiece adds almost as much glass length as the downstem/can, so that helps cool without compromising any flavor.
If you're after flavor it really is phenomenal. It's really nice watching a smaller piece milk and clearing it with a nice short pull brings in less air and less bong flavor and more dense vapor flavor.
Mine gets dirtier much faster than I'm used to, but since I'm after flavor, I figured I'd clean it often anyway. I clean it daily, and it's about 15 seconds of shaking salt/iso and it's perfect. No tricky spots.
Couldn't be more pleased!
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... I don't use my hooks as much as I used to, because I have so much glass water pieces now, there are quite a few that I just use dry without water, so they offer a lot of cooling depending on their designs 
My other options at the moment are the gooroo large inline and the dusty old D020-D, both with a reducer.
