Wetting the line probabaly matters more for some knots then others. Like tying a palomar with mono or something and not wetting it will burn up your line and get it all curly. That even happens when it's wet of its to tight when who go to pull it through. I also tie a sandiego jam and have never burned up my line pulling it down and I know I don't always wet it. It just makes it easier sometimes to slide it down the line.

Never have had a problem but usualy have a leader in Fluoro or mono that my lure is tied to, seldom do I tie any bait or weight directly to braid, but every reel I own uses braid (832 Sufix, because of it's ability to take abrasion better than any braid I found on the market!!) but when I do I tie and pull it up "TIGHT TIGHT" I have never had one slip, and I always trim my tags 1/16" or less!! Like J said, if there was a curly Q on your braid,,,,,I would question the brand of braid you chose!!!! this is all new to me as I don't know how that could happen with any braid I have ever tried. 

Wetting braid isn't needed.  Not a bad habit of wetting knots when using mono, but not needed for every knot.  I never wet my loopknot, usually wet my clinch or improved clinch but not when it's real humid.  Thicker lines don't always get wetted and I see charter captains tighten the knot with a pliers or attaching the hook to a fixed object, then pulling very tight.  Burning may have an affect on lighter lines, doesn't seem to matter with 40# leaders and up.

I gave up on tying the clinch knot with braid... I use three knots now, the Palamor, San Diego Jam, and a Snell.

Never have had a problem but usualy have a leader in Fluoro or mono that my lure is tied to, seldom do I tie any bait or weight directly to braid, but every reel I own uses braid (832 Sufix, because of it's ability to take abrasion better than any braid I found on the market!!) but when I do I tie and pull it up "TIGHT TIGHT" I have never had one slip, and I always trim my tags 1/16" or less!! Like J said, if there was a curly Q on your braid,,,,,I would question the brand of braid you chose!!!! this is all new to me as I don't know how that could happen with any braid I have ever tried. 

 

I was using 832 Sufix!

I was using 832 Sufix!

The brand of line isn't the issue, it's how the knot is tied.  Try some other knots until you find one that works for you, the best teacher is our own previous failures.

As important as the knot is, it's a procedure that should require no thought, an automatic reflex action if you will.