That's Great, and just what I wanted to hear !!
I just smoked a double header, 4 lb flat brisket and 5lb butt with no juice in the water pan and things went much smoother! No foiling. With the thermal mass loaded, a set point of 260F got me an internal air temp of 220F +/- 10F (as measured by the MES and ET Probes during the first 4 hours). Total cook time was 9 hours to get to IT for both meats. Meat came out with a nice bark and was tender and juicy. Kudos Bear and Eddie!

Keep up the Good Work!!

Bear