Armando to me HC has a very strong rich fig flavor. It is not as much berry in my opinion as is VdB. The flavor of HC is pure fig, and very strong and complex. Sometimes I get a hint of peach in the background, but not really berry. That is what my tastebuds pick up. But maybe it would be different on someone else's palate.
Eli I water deeply with drip irrigation once a week. I also give the trees some water from the hose halfway through the week to keep them happy until the next irrigation. I put wood chips down around the trees every spring, but bermuda grass grows over it and the soil just seems to eat the wood chips up. The soil is very rich around the trees and full of worms and bugs. I could probably add more mulch again mid summer to help shade the roots some more, but I never get around to it.