Depends. Like if I have a pot or pan I'll let it sit in the water, or if I'm leaving stuff in there and get lazy I'll fill a cup that's already in there with water and toss the utensils in there to let it soak. I end up scrubbing everything down anyways like in the bottom picture. I prefer to clean stuff as I use it whenever I cook so I won't have a bunch of stuff to clean at the end.





