Did you shoot BP or Pyrodex? It does make a bit of a difference, but but not a lot. The PyroDex guys tend to the soapy method, although there are some BP guys who do that too.
There are 3 basic cleaning camps.
1. Waterless. These people love WD40 and Dutch Schoultz is their main guru:
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Basically they douse with the beloved oil in a spraying rtiual and forget it until next time. Their main effort is cleaning the WD40 out for the next session. It is not really a big deal, but it is one issue.
2. The season your bore with bore butter/petroleum is evil crowd. These people often like to use hot soapy water and rinse with very hot water. (Some seem to want to shower with their guns, but that is going a bit far -- even for me) They then clean with more hot water which dries quickly. They lube with bore butter quickly to avoid getting the flash coat of rust that happens from the hot water.
3. Then there are the naturalists who want to do it like Dan'l and Davey. They often plug the breach end with a twig or toothpick; use creek water to slosh in and out and then wipe and dry with lots of patches or flaxen tow. (Some cheat and use alcohol to dry.) They generally oil with period correct oils or some reasonable facsimile of them. Bear, whale JoJoba or whatever the herbalist has on sale.
I have done all three at times so I can tweak them without a rough edge in it. (I really have not decided which I think is best, although I am a douse it in the creek guy at the moment.) All can be made to work. You just need to decide what suits you and then make it work.
Whatever you decide, follow up to check in the short, medium and long terms to see if your method is effective and you have no rust.
CS