For me personally, I would go with winstrol over anavar. Winstrol shouldn't give you any fluid retention. This doesn't make any sense to me. The only time I have seen winstrol cause this is with females. If anything, it should dry you out. If you find that this happens to you though, and you are certain that you were using real winstrol, I guess I would stay away, in your case. Anavar is ok for prep. It also shouldn't give you any fluid retention. It isn't my personal choice but it would work. Another great contest drug is masteron. Masteron gives my muscle, a grnarly, dense grainy quality that I much prefer over anavar. Adding masteron in at about 6 wks out will make a difference in someone that is already lean and looking for a cosmetic boost. You can still use anavar on top of that, if you desire. I believe that masteron and anavar would be better than combining 2 orals.