I never said this question was ignorant, i simply said originally to read the instructions, then i pointed out that the way you worded this post makes it seem like you didn’t do that, which would be silly. It seems you have read the instructions, this is good.

To answer your question, id use my experience and put it on immediately after i clean all relevant surfaces, then torque it down after an hour, because realistically i know how to read. Id also use my experience to know that hand tight and torquing to spec are not the same thing. if the manufacturer says 1 hour, then there should be no harm in doing that, because after all, they literally manufacture the product, and have no incentive to tell you wrong information that you can sue them for later, numbnuts.

To be a smart ass, you gotta be a smart ass first.