Objective: What are the finishing touches when making a small hand thrown pottery bowl.

Which of the following solutions is more sound in terms of naive physics reasoning?

Pick from: (I). With the wheel spinning slowly, you want to gently remove any excess water by running your sponge along the inside and outside walls of your pot. (II). With the wheel spinning slowly, you want to gently add as much water as possible by running your sponge along the inside and outside walls of your pot.
(I).