07-06-2014, 06:31 AM
I imagine Lee is suggesting an extra long dry time before recommending post-vacuuming in order to insure that all the moisture and humidity is gone from the carpet fiber so that full crystallization can occur. It's true that the carpet should be dry in an hour or two with an encap cleaning. Yet it's a good idea to provide additional drying time before performing the post-vacuuming to let the encap process give its full effect. Normally performing vacuuming the next day, or whenever the next normal routine vacuuming would occur is good.