Aanderson81
Contributor
My answer may be woefully inadequate but had the same issue even in a wetsuit. The advice I was given completely solved my issue. Dump all air before starting ascent and once you get to the SS or what ever depth you want to maintain, then bump the inflator as needed to get neutral. This solved my issues with the big pressure swings at the shallower depth causing me to have struggle staying at the desired depth.
This is my approach. I still consider myself a newer divers, but I have never had any real issues with safety stops and this is what I do. I tend to let the air out and slowly swim up rather than ride my BC up. if it takes anything more than a gentle effort to be heading up i may add a touch of air (very small bump) and then when I am at my stop generally I am good with minimal effort to maintain. This was what was taught to me early on in my OW training dives as I tended to over rely on the BC and was causing quite a bit of yoyo'ing in general. Basically being a pilot as well I was told to think of the BC as trim on the plane. Its not there to control the plane, its there to balance the controls to make it easier. So you should be swimming first and using the BC to take the effort out of it.