Everyone is different, but I always make it a point to try and not light WET wood on fire. The extra few minutes it takes to baton down to the dry stuff is worth it.
Except that in some conditions, you can't "baton down to the dry stuff", because there isn't any. There is just slightly less wet stuff.
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