Dry gloves vs wet gloves in 4 degree water, I switched teams mid-season

I spent the last 3 months on a pier inspection gig in Tacoma and started with wet gloves because that's what my old supervisor swore by. About 6 weeks in I got fed up with the numb fingers during the 45 minute bottom times and shelled out $210 for a dry glove system with a liner setup. First dive felt like I was wearing oven mitts, zero dexterity for taking measurements, but by week 3 I could undo a shackle faster than I ever did with wets. Here's the thing though, I popped a seal at 40 feet last Tuesday and the whole glove flooded instantly, which never happens gradually with wet gloves. Anyone else run into that blowout risk with dry systems, or did I just get a bad ring?

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