Simplifies the whole equation if your offseason is productive and full of food.That's a good place to be, probably won't have to go below 2000 calories since you timed the start of your prep to begin when your metabolism was in overdrive from the progressive food intake that even small adjustments to meals like reducing carbs or portions can give you really good fat burn.
Seems like this is what a lot of good coaches are doing, at least the ones using up-to-date/current methods - build a metabolic furnace in the off-season by increasing food intake progressively, then when it's time to diet make small adjustments on a weekly basis until shredded lol.
Probably not guna have to fuck with carb cycling, being carb free for more than just the depletion period, etc.