Well, I have seen this one more than once in that last 6 years.
Here is my take, I start by slimeing up with gink, I keep in it a little zip lock baggy so when I open it at altitude I don't get jizzed!
(lessons learned there) I also keep a small old dishrag in my pouch to wipe my hands to keep the stuff off my cloths and gear.
Eventually, after several takes, the fly will start to water log and sink.
I use a Shamadou, to dry the fly, I love the Shamadou and lost one up on Saddlebag Creek last month, it was on a zinger with my favorite dry floatant, Frogs Fanny!
I have purchased a new Shamadou, and bottle of Frogs Fanny, just for the applicator, I refill with a combination of 1mocast's, lifetime supply of fumed silca powder and silica beads, about 1 part beads to 4 parts powder.
The combination of gink and silica has worked very well for me over the years, thanks to 1mocast for the suggestions and gifts!
As with anything else in this sport, there are a ton of solutions to every problem, and there is not an absolute BEST, if there was, there would only be ONE product on the market!
So spend your money, experiment, find what works for you, and stimulate the economy in the process, I will be retiring soon and will be relying on all of you to keep my investments happy!
Just my opinion, you asked...
By the way, if you find my Zinger with the Shamadou and FF bottle on Saddlebag after the snow melt in spring, I would be really happy if you sent it to me. The zinger is a memento from the Joint Strike Fighter program, and the new Shamadou is not as well made as my original.
but it still works.