I'm still trying to find the right balance of cleanliness and effort for me but I'm getting close with this:

1) Use silica chain stripper one time to clear out the packing grease, ideally when the chain is new. Basically just a soak and rinse.

2) Before washing my bike and lubricating my chain I apply White Lightning Clean Streak dry degreaser to the chain. This degreaser doesn't need to be rinsed off prior to the application of lube which I like.

3) Wash my bike, neither intentionally wetting the chain nor losing any sleep over it if it does get a bit wet.

4) Wipe the chain off and apply dry lube which makes sense for the clean, dry conditions that I generally ride in.

Compared to waxing, I've no doubt that my procedure is probably weaker with respect to cleanliness, performance, and corrosion. That said, it's pretty easy and yields chains that I find to be clean enough, quiet, and sufficiently long lasting. I still have to wear an apron to keep from getting grease stains on my pants when I do the work though. Luckily, my kids bought me a shop apron that makes me look like a medieval Viking blacksmith which I enjoy.