Hey bro! 👋 A damp paper towel or damp cotton pads - it doesn't matter. The main thing is to put it in a dark place, in a box or a cabinet. Personally, I do this using cotton pads, placing the seed between them, putting the pads in a zip-lock bag, and exhaling my carbon dioxide from my lungs into it (carbon dioxide stimulates the seed to germinate). The bag goes in a dark cabinet, and I check it once a day, exhaling new gas into the bag and moistening the drying pads. The cotton pad should be well wrung out of water, not soaking wet. Usually, germination takes about 24-48 hours. 👌😇👍 Good luck, bro!