I smoke only with mesquite because I prefer it for flavor with beef & chicken and it's free while camping by the truckload. I don't like it for pork. I'm going to brine some Buck Board Bacon pork and ...
What you have wouldn't be too dry. If you have a lot of oxygen you probably want to soak it in water first anyway. I generally don't if the process is pretty tight because the smoke from the fuel and wood will keep it from flaming.