I know that most folk find the +2 more telling than the +1, but for BFG and I the +1 was more helpful.
But just looking at Bellas SS I think the +1 could give you a little more info and time to allow you to slow his drops down, which as Bobbie suggested, might help with getting rid of the resulting bounce.
On a few of the occasions when you have got a +1 if there is absence of a food bump (ie numbers about the same or lower he drops fast, and early. He's a bit like George first time round.
I found that getting the +1 and feeding a couple of teaspoons of LC if he was the same or dropping made the difference and flattened him out. I could get ahead of the curve and level him out.
Just a thought.