2-3 hours. Dried squid is a kind of dried food, which is delicious and nutritious, but it needs to be soaked before cooking to make it soft and easy to cook. When buying dried squid, you should choose dried squid with bright color, thick meat and no mildew, so that the taste and taste of dried squid are better. Soak dried squid in clear water for 2-3 hours to make it slowly absorb water and soften. You can change water for half an hour or an hour to speed up foaming.