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They will dry
This time of year when I go shooting, the ground is typically wet and the brass gets "sandy" or gritty from hitting the ground. I use an old plastic coffee can to collect all my casings. When done, I rinse them with hot water, then pour everything out to get the majority of the "grit" off them. Then I rinse the coffee can and do it again, this time with some dish soap. I shake vigorously and then rinse and repeat.
When I get home, I will rinse them several times to ensure that all soap and grit are off and then pour them out on a towel near my de-humidifier. Let them sit there for a few days, or until I feel like sorting them, and roll them around several times to ensure that they don't rust.
I don't decap first because running sandy or gritty casings into your sizing/decapping die could scratch it. I say could as I don't know for sure, but I don't need to reload that quickly so letting them air dry works for me.
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