What is your actual problem with "airy buds" -- not getting desired yield/weight or presume (why) the tight/dense buds are better? Or are you referring to lots of foxtailing? If you get the same amount (unstated), if as you say the result is "beautiful smoke," and if you are not growing commercially (need pretty buds) vs. for yourself, what is the problem?
And theoretically, shouldn't airy buds be more potent than dense buds, with much more surface area exposed to light, lots more surface trichomes?