I always water and then wait 3 days and then chop. If you water then chop the next day then the plant has a whole feedings worth of water in her buds, which takes much longer to evaporate. I also seem to get a much more even dry with my large buds and it usually takes a day or two less time. The smaller popcorn buds will dry before the stem snaps however In my experience so I usually leave the larger buds an extra day and jar everything else.
It's what works for me, I'd say give it a try and see how it goes! Good luck!