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In my experience with tubs I've had to stretch them for at least a week, deflating and inflating to max psi throughout. Before starting the glueing process I mount the tyre again, if its still difficult then I stretch it using your feet a la vince - https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/197589/
I've only ever used conti glue and found that you really need to let the glue dry in between coats. It says on the tin its says to let dry for 12 hours but I find its not long enough to dry properly. With my last pair I left them for about a day and a half between initial coats (sunny mid summer weather, next to a window). 2 coats minimum on rim, 1 on tub. Once fully dry I go for a thicker final pre installation coat. The thicker coats help to slide the tub on and not pick up the dried glue.
Mixed fresh coats on old glue once and it was fine. For peace of mind the next tubs I did I spent the evening getting rid of all the old glue.
This is a bit late but its just my 2p incase you do some in the future :-)