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Yep....the best way is still with a brush and cut in. The pads leave too much of a gap between paint and molding for my liking. If you don't like to cut in then just tape everything VERY well. Use the blue painters tape....I use 3M products....a bit more money but worth it. After all the clean up and drip that those sponge things require you will probably really wind up spending not much more time with cutting in yourself. Use a good quality paint too. Contrary to popular belief (and the Consumer Reports) Bher is not very good paint. I would spend an extra 5$ a gallon and pick up either Benjamin Moore or Sherwin Williams. They make some great paint and it is sooooooo easy to use. Also buying a nice brush is a huge help too. In this case the more you pay for the brush the better it is. I use a brush that I bought for almost $30 to do all of the cutting in. I bought it 3 years ago and I use it for EVERY interior job I have done and it still works great and if I take care of it can last me for close to 15 years (believe it or not).
As for the dust....clean it off the best you can. What would work well is to actually vacume (I know it sounds strange) the walls first....then go over the whole area with a bunch of tack cloths. You won't have to use water and the walls will be nice and clean.
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