Yosemite Sam said:Biggest help for me was putting a timer on my tumbler. Now I just turn it on and walk away, and it's done some time later.
But a lot does depend on the rest of your process. If you like to decap before cleaning, do a bunch of other brass prep, whatever, I've found different things work for different styles.
-- Sam
I definitely like to decap before I clean. I want the cleaner to get everywhere. One benefit of the chemical is that it gets into primer pockets, and I don't have to pick it out later.
But I don't do any other prep work before cleaning. No trimming, no resizing. I think clean cases are easier on the tools I use for those tasks.