To quote PADI OW manual, "...to be reasonable safe, you should wait 12 hours after a single dive, and 18 hours or more after mulitple dives..."
I know I should wait to be safe, and flying 6 hours later isn't setting a good example. However, I am looking at all options and while I don't want to suffer a DCS hit, I need to weigh all options. If I stayed 20 feet or shallower, it isn't much deeper than being in a pool.
I looked at the tables as well and while the tables are not an exact science, they are more conservative than a dive computer. I am sure my Wisdom or even my conservative Cobra would allow me to fly. While you should obey a dive computer, people have gotten a DCS hit, even diving well within the limits of their computer.
One of my options was being well-hydraded, and hitting up my O2 bottle to help make sure I stayed reasonable safe for my short flight. Yet, I still have the flying after diving rule ingrated into my head.
So, I wanted to ask this question to weigh all my options. Please keep posting on this subject. Thank you!!!