ZxSpaZ, I had the same issues for a while with this tank and found (I believe) my perfect setup. This tank is a little different then most but now I believe the flavor is right up there with any of my favorite tanks.
I used to run my coil pretty close to the deck but recently started moving it up. This is where I found I like it best. The picture isn't the greatest but if you look at the coil against the airflow holes it will give you some perspective.
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I run 24ga 316L spaced, four wraps and it comes in at around .24Ω
I started running the cotton a little looser in the coil than I'm used, cut the cotton to the edge of the deck base and comb the tails out a decent amount. I don't re-trim the tails after they are combed I just clean up the combed cotton away and leave the staggered tails. When I load the holes with the cotton it is definitely loose, it almost looks like there is to little cotton, small gaps around the edges. No worries the cotton swells. I use a dental pick building so I stick it under the deck and brush out the cotton a bit. When I'm done the cotton ends up sticking out of the bottom of the holes about 1mm. I've done this the last three times I've rewicked this coil and the flavor is up there with the Engine Nano which I also like a lot!
Hope this helps and you get what your looking for if you give it a try.