first time using Orchiata

[JMLand]

I thought I would share my experience with orchiata and see if anyone else has had some the same issues I'm having.
So far it seems to dry out faster than normal bark. I tried using straight out of the bag, letting soak for a few hour and even soaking for 2 days. Each pot dries out just as fast. In my case, usually in a few hours to a day at best.
My second issue is that it doesn't seem to pack into the pot as well as normal bark. And my thinking is that it might be drying out to fast because it is too loose.
Has anyone else had these same issues?