I've been through this. I have tough wiskers. I tried wet shaving with the old Gilette flat razors, electrics, etc. Here's where I come out.
If you have time each morning, wet shaving is the cloest and easiest on dry skin.
Electric shavers need speed. Mine is a Panasonic with 13,000 RPM, linear motor. I can't use one with less speed. It just won't eat the wiskers.
The more blades against your skin, the more damage you're doing.
I ended up shaving with my Panasonic daily. And touch up with a Gillette double blade razor.
I don't have to shave every day, so I use the Panasonic as a first pass, then shave with hand razor against the grain. Works great, very close, no dry skin.
Hot water is your enemy! I shave with neutral temp water and when I'm done shaving, I rinse with the coldest I can stand. Then blot dry and finish with a decent after shave. Very happy with the results. I never knew what I was missing until I tried a good aftershave.
