Agreed. This is the best way. Soap on fingers as you described above and laminar flow. Other methods introduce too much unnecessary complication which don't

Agreed. This is the best way. Soap on fingers as you described above and laminar flow. Other methods introduce too much unnecessary complication which don't make the lenses cleaner. Any kind of absorbent material has the potential of depositing tiny fibers or other specs on the lens surface. And air drying potentially leaves behind impurities the from water.