I HAVE to agree with roas on the California water blade!!

This thing, if you're unfamiliar with it, is like a super nice squeege blade.

It removes so much of the water from the surface that a quick going over with a towel to remove any last bits of tight spots takes all of a minute or two.

I seriously love the thing.

As for the leaf blower, I've actually done this a couple times....it works great but does in fact take a little more time....but the surface sure is 100% dry when you're done