ear piercing advice

Doesn’t really matter tbh. I have 12 ear piercings, some I cleaned obsessively, some I did myself and never cleaned except with shower water when I washed my hair, all healed fine, just vaguely clean it and avoid touching it where possible and you’ll be fine

So i’ve only had my piercing for a couple of weeks, I’ve been cleaning them by soaking them in a homemade salt solution for at least 3-5 minutes twice a day. However i’ve also been noticing discharge around the jewellery, which I know is normal in the healing process.
I just wanted to ask that while I am soaking the piercing should I also use a Q-tip to wipe away the discharge everyday, or is it better if I continue to just soak it without touching it? I’m only worried because I don’t want to keep disturbing the healing piercing by moving it everytime I wipe it.