Hcg levels

I know there are different opinions on if a line gets darker it means there is more hcg or not, but I had a beta of 17 yesterday and I’ve been a little worried since I’m supposed to be 4 weeks. But I think I ovulated late. I took another test today with a glass of water and a glass of soda in my urine and a 2ish hour hold? and it was darker than yesterday’s 8 hour hold with no liquid! Is this a good sign my hcg is rising? Top test is yesterday’s, bottom is today.