At one point I did dirty bulk lol, went up to 225 pounds at 5'11, trust me I did not look good lol, even my face got fat lmao. I mean I could life A LOT of weight at the time, had a lot of strength and muscle but aesthetically I looked like shit
Then I cut down all the way down to 175 in like 5 months and definitely lose some muscle that I gained but still retained a good amount.
I'd recommend main-gain, or at worst clean bulk