Well I got my tube in the mail this weekend, but was a little over zealous hydrating it so I now need to dry them out in the oven or w/hairdryer and try again. I made the mistake of hydrating w/the syringe they sell dirrectly into the tube (through the holes around the tube), but since the tube itself is pretty white/opaque I went well past the recomended 4-5 teaspons. Once I get them dried out tonight I was thinking my next attempt would be to soak a paper towel w/distilled water and then pour the 70% of beads I want to hydrate onto it until they are clear. However this seems like a lot of extra work, and I immagine will result in some spillage transfering back and forth from the paper towel. I read this method on BOTL forum when I googled how to dry out my beads, and correct hydration. How do you guys hydrate?

Regarding drying them out... The packaging says in an oven, but not above 120 degrees. My oven doesn't even have a setting that low.
Any suggestions you guys have would be greatly appreciated! Thanks