I wouldn't put any moisture or liquid to it, because your going to have shed hairs and you don't want those to get tangled up or matted up because taking it apart, will , let's say cause you to say and think bad things
I don't get unnecessary breakage when breaking down my braid under my pieces. I take my time, just use a tip to get started, one time I used something I got matting, Never again!
The longer the hair gets the harder the break down to me.
When my hair was shorter, no sweat, it just glided through and came out.