I didn't dry burn mine...well per say. I screwed it on, fired it to make sure the heating element worked (a small puff did come off of it but stopped instantly), filled it, put it together and vaped away. Yes, they can be finicky. I have one that I've been using at work since mid September. When it starts tasting nasty, it gets a white vinegar bath. Takes care of the problem.
I have 7 of them that I modded that are around 2.8ohm. Only one of them, and this could be the juice, produces good vaper but no flavor. I don't recommend candy corn. Tastes good if you actally taste the liquid, but vaped, it doesn't really have a flavor. Anyway, the other 4, out of the same box, taste just fine but none of the 7 taste burnt.
One note, on the ones that I made, I unraveled the strings but not the loops. I haven't had any wicking issues. I left one together to see if there was a difference and in my opinion, unravel them. I didn't do this on yours Stormi but I haven't encountered wicking issues with it as of yet and I've already vaped 3ml's through it. I haven't been able to put it down. Cognac Fire is fan-freaking-tastic in it.