the resin stays wet because you smoke alot. find you another piece or two for your collection and rotate. this will help the resin dry out better.

If you are like me you have your "favorite" pipe that goes with you everywhere. about every half oz. I have to scrape it or resin starts leaking out. I found a little metal plate that I use to dry out my resin. let it sit for a week and it's actually smokable.

as for smoking resin, I actually like the buzz. sometimes I even smoke it when I have bud just to mix it up! if I have weed i'll load a bowl and put a little ball of resin on top. If not, I put cigarette or weed ashes in the bottom to help it burn better.

and for cleaning my pipe(about every 3 months) I soak it in everclear, or just boil in water. boiling works really well. If you have a glass piece, make sure you place it in the water before you bring it to a boil. if you throw a room temp glass bowl into boiling water it may crack.