[canucker2016]

It's not the total amount of sodium but the concentration of the dose of sodium which will affect your blood pressure.

see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbSic4Oo8ME&t=420s

So if your food tastes salty, you should drink more water to dilute the concentration (and hopefully you won't drink so much water to induce hyponatremia - it's a balancing act).

[canucker2016]

Later in the above-mentioned YouTube video, the doctor mentions that drinking water before you get that thirsty feeling is better for you.

By the time you get the thirsty feeling, your body has switched over to converting glucose to fructose, etc.