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Jeez; the way I do it is tumble the brass after firing it, spray on case lube, resize and decap, then tumble again.
This gives you a chance to look into the case mouth AND primer pocket when you are reloading, to make sure neither contains debris. Further, when you do the next stages, recap, fill with powder, seat bullet and crimp, there is no chance of any lube being inside the case to contaminate the powder.
I then tumble the ammo for about 15 to 20 min to remove fingerprint oils, which will tarnish brass quickly otherwise. Also, when putting into boxes, I put a piece of VCI impregnated plastic (from Brownells) or cardboard (Midway)into the box. This gives added corrosion protection, even for non ferrous metals.
If this sounds like too much work, remember that tumbling for 2 hours takes about 2 min. of actual work.
Be clean, contaminant free, check primer holes and look down inside case as well.
This process yields bright shiny, dependable, long lasting ammo. Walt
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