I use BCRiders method exactly as I'm also in the PNW. It's an area thing. I used to use nothing but Finish Line Wet. Now I'm using Finish Line Ceramic, which I think makes the chain last a good bit longer. It's also not so ugly after a rain ride, so maybe that's part of it. The Ceramic is good in the summer, too, so that's all I use now.
It's cold as well as wet most of the time in the PNW, and of course I don't clean and oil in the house. So I also use a heat gun with one of those shrink tube heater attachments on the end, and dry the chain after the mineral spirits, and then heat it again after the oiling to help move the cold oil into the bushings. I don't know if that's really necessary, but it makes me feel better.