The difference between hot press and cold press paper

I am having issues controlling the water color pencil meduim on the paper.
Mainly because I start to treat the colors like pencil first then add water. I am going to try the water first on the paper then add the pencil...we'll see.
The paper has made a big difference. See what Dick Blick has to say about paper.

What is the difference between a hot press and a cold press surface?

Hot press board is smoother, and is generally slightly more expensive for a given size and weight. Artists who work with airbrush, markers, or pen-and-ink often favor a hot press surface. Hot press boards produce sharper and finer lines. Graphic design applications also tend to favor a hot-press surface, especially when adhesive wax, adhesive film, rubber cement, or transfer lettering is used. Hot press board scans better. Sharper detail can be reproduced from its smooth surface.

Cold press board is slightly textured, and is usually favored when a brush is used, as for watercolor, gouache, acrylic, and tempera. Artists who work in a drawing medium that requires some "tooth" to the surface, such as charcoal, crayon, or pastel, also tend to prefer cold press. Calligraphers and graphite and colored pencil artists choose either surface, depending on personal preference.