Is it okay for the top soil to dry out for like an hour or two?
I know you have to keep it moist but not letting my top layer go dry for more than an hour in a warm, windy California city seems extremely difficult.

>let lawn dry out over summer
>removed Bermuda top layer with a hoe
>tilled soil about 6 inches deep very finely with rototiller
>smoothed flat
>scattered clover seeds on top soil
>watering 4 times a day to keep the top layer moist, sometimes 5