I've been doing this for about a month and it seems soooooo much easier to keep water in (along with pressure), air out and balls out. For me it seems the more water that stays in the Bathmate the better suction and pressure. I did this because on my old Bathmate the foam comfort ring had come apart at the bottom where the scrotum area is and was leaking so I flipped it upside down and to my surprise no more leaks.