Some growers do either. It depends on what type of nutrients you use and how much and how often. With organics and dry ammendments a flush isn't entirely necessary and just plain water will do unless you've noticed an excess of some sort. Watering to have excess run off is advice dog using chemical nutes and heavy feeding but, remove the excess run off and pour it away, you can also check the ppm of the run off to tell you how much salts are in the medium. 🌱👍