Would love to do that but the problem is the tank is going in my room which hasn't been finished yet. After I come back from holiday I just need to wait for the carpet to arrive before I can put the tank and cabinet in. I'm thinking if I clean the sand now and leave it for the next week it'll hopefully be dry when I set up the tank and hopefully make it a little easier when I put it in and aquascape.
Planning I might set it up and leave it running for 2 or 3 days. A day after or on the first day I might place one of my filter sponges in my current tank in to jump start the bacteria division.