Well, you made it trivial with 36 dew collectors. Yet even so, that isn't something that happens on day 1 or 2. Glass jars could be done right away because you could find them quickly and easily and fill them any time you wanted and as often as you wanted.
Besides, they don't want water to be difficult all game. They want you to be able to overcome it.
Anyhow, they won't remove the new system or go back to the old so it is moot.