In some cases, soaking in the refrigerator for 24 hours is fine, but not at room temperature.
Usually, glutinous rice does not need to be soaked for 24 hours, soaked for a long time, at room temperature will be easy to breed bacteria and microorganisms, it will be easy to deteriorate bad. Generally speaking, if the glutinous rice is soaked in cold water, it only needs to be soaked for three or four hours, and if you want it to be more soft and sticky, you can soak it for a little longer, depending on your personal taste preferences. If you want to soak a day in advance, you can put the glutinous rice into the refrigerator to soak, low temperature can inhibit the growth of bacteria and microorganisms, so it will not be bad.