The short answe is that we do both. That wet lump at the bottom is called dottle. Sherlock holmes dries his out on the mantle to smoke first thing the next morning. Mine normally ends up knocked out on the streets of chicago. It is caused by condensation collecting in the heel of your pipe which (normally) is the lowest geographical point of the smoking process.
As far as the enhancement of your experience, to decrease the amount of condensation, dry your tobacco by spreading it on a piece of printer paper for ten minutes or sobefore you load it in your pipe; on the other hand the most effective prevention of condensation gurgles and a wet sticky glob at the bottom of the pipe is to s...l...o...w d...o...w...n. not getting too much into the chemistry of it, the condensation is caused by the heat differentials. Keeping a slow cadence keeps the heat down, thus less condensation.
As a caveat, cold days, moist weather, and certain chemical additives (like propylene glycol) all exacerbate condensation issues. There is not a lot you can do about these, so don't feel bad about tossing a little dottle out. Well, Kyle moved to the desert so he can brag about smoking every bowl down to fine white ash with a single light from avintage box of strike anywhere matches that he bought from Prince Albert's estate, but he is weird. So beyond moving to the sahara, sometimes there is nothing you can do.
Good luck, I hope this helps