Whitespace under a crosstab

I have a Cross-tab and while in design mode it takes up about 2 inches (height). In preview, as long as there are enough rows to go beyond 2 inches, the cross-tab and objects in the next section appear right under it and all is good.
However, if there is not enough rows to get passed 2 inches as in the "footprint" of the cross-tab in design mode, then there is a white space in the preview mode below the cross-tab in the section that has the cross-tab. The white space is the balance of whatever the rows don't fill and I cannot get rid of this. It is throwing of the section below because it appears a void between the cross-tab and the objects below.
Thanks in advance for your Help!
-Marty

Tried "Fit Section" and the space below the cross tab is still there. See below:
GH1c
             :       Cross Tab                                                      :      (Note: Totals are suppressed)
             white space only when crosstab has one row
GH1d     ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
             :      Another Cross Tab                                           :
This is how it is.
-Marty

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