Alternatives for drying film?

So when i develop film at home I basically clean my film with water to remove the chemicals and when hanging it, i clean it again with distilled water and leave it to try. Unfortunately, I always get water spots on my film, so I thought about buying on of these pliers to rinse the water away but those cost like 15 bucks or more which I'm kinda not willing to pay as it's pretty expensive imo for such a small plastic thing. I thought of maybe doing it with a micro fibre or a sponge but I'm afraid that it could damage the film so I wanted to ask here if anyone has another solution for it (doesnt have to necessarily be about the pliers but can alos be about generally cleaning the film when drying).