The coco hold moisture like crazy I usually mix up what I need with water press out as much as I can then crumble in dry and mix it really well. I'll then let it dry out on a sheet for a day or two before I use it. Even at that I'll hit 65-75 % for the first day or so that is why I have been mixing cyprus in to it the cyprus is drier and drops it back. Yes it is a pain in the butt doing all that.