just a few quick ones:

1 what is the exact method to prepare the stone and razor for honing? water soaking is necessary, but how long? can i put the whole thing in the water (getting a norton 4/8), or just one side?

2 do i need to rinse/wet/dry the stone during the honing process?

3 how is the stone de-prepped, cleaned, dried, put away? is any special care necessary? do i ever need to buy anything other than the stone itself (ie. does the stone require periodic maintenance?), and what do i need to perform such maintenance if it exists?

please keep in mind, i'm a bare-bones kind of guy. i'm trying to keep my straight razor experience as simple as possible by minimizing the amount of stuff i have to acquire. if some thing to be bought will only make the difference between ridiculously sharp and adequately sharp, i'll take adequate if it means keeping my life uncluttered.