Before I put this new chain on...

I degreased my old chain thoroughly at about the 800 mile point, and have been lubing it with Squirt since. I warm up the Squirt in a coffee cup of water at 160°F for about
30' before putting one drop of lube on each link, then rotating the pedals about 50 times backward, then 50 times forwards and leaving it to dry for 24 hours. It's gotten me 3.500 miles of use out of that chain.

I have always worried about the re-application of Squirt every 150 miles or thereabouts since, if I understand the directions correctly, you wipe the chain clean by running it through a rag then it's the drop-of-lube routing I mentioned just above.

Should I degrease the new chain and follow the same regimen with the Squirt?

FWIW, I never ride in the rain, have never been caught in a rainstorm, and wait until the trail is dry before biking. I am not going to wax it, but certainly open to experimenting with other lubricants.

Can't sufficiently express my gratitude to all who have chimed in on this thread!!