Self,
Very few folks that I know use 10% chlorine treatment on unfermented seeds.
They use it as an adjunct to fermentation since it seems to have some effect on those bacterial pathogens that might be in the seed endosperm while fermentation seems to be better at lessening fungal pathogen contamination on the exterior.
Using just clorox also does not remove the gel from around the seeds so that you get the nice fluffy seeds you see when you buy seed, wihc are usually easier to handle. It also does not give you a lowered pH, as fermentation does, which is said to help with inactivation of viruses. For this last bit I've not seen any hard data.
Why don't you try several ways and see what you're most comfortable with.
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Carolyn
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