With the right amount of perlite, you can water as much as you want. the excess will just drain right out. this is very good for making sure every inch gets wet, yes. because you can flood the shit out of it and be ok.
the drainage mess usually isnt pretty.
but yeah, i usually will keep a spray bottle and every day i would spray water at the base of the stem a few times, and let it midly coat that fresh taproot, to keep it moist, that part usually dries first.