[LWJ]

I took a class decades back on hardwoods. Since then I have laid two floors and sanded three more floors. I can't recall a single specific detail other than it sort of boiled down to basic woodworking on a very large piece of wood. My results with stains have always been inconsistent. A me problem, I am sure. Water based is sort of idiot proof. And I don't even know what conditioner is.

With the above, I would give a significant weight towards water based. I did pay a contractor to redo my floors recently, she insisted on water based. It is great. Even with my goofy dog trying to gouge things up.