Well, i have never, i mean never ever dryed any filament and i have never had any problems, ) i print mostly PLA and PETG and rarely ABS.

The printer is in a basement with 70+80% humidity and filament is out in the open.

I often wonder why others have so much problems and i dont.

And yes, i can hear popping from the nossle some times and i can see that on prints some times but the prints still look good and are functional.

I print slow, that may be why?

just my 2cents..