You can develop with a pyro developer as this will harden the surface and make it less prone to scratching. I have also found found that using Xtol makes negatives with less scratches; don't ask me why it just is.
If drying in the bathroom leave the dehumidifier off. Steam the room with hot shower water, just enough to create steam. Then hang the film to dry, shut the door and don't open for a few hours while the film dries. The steam will remove all airborne dust and such and if you treated the film with foto-flo you will have clean, dry negatives.
As for which film to use. Do your tests with the film you plan on using for your work. Why not get used to what you will be using from the start?
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