Gained fat too quickly on test cycle, need to lean out. Modify cycle or just cals?

[afteriron]

If you're packing on fat during your Test cycle with the only variable being eating, you should modify the eating to control the fat. Adding another AAS variable mid-cycle is not a good idea.

Yeah, I totally agree. It's for sure due to the eating. The big thing I am wondering is whether a drop down closer to my original maintenance would simply be enough to lean me out slowly or remove some water weight and bloat or if I need to go into an actual slight deficit again

Also in terms of adding another AAS mid cycle it would be more like a finisher, almost like some add in a compound to dry them out before a comp or how powerlifters run an oral or a different inj leading up to a meet for peaking. But I def get what you're saying, just was wondering if the recomp effects would be better modifying both eating and gear at once