A method for drying a rolled strip is disclosed comprising: supplying a drying facility comprising two hydrodynamic pads, respectively extending in length over a width of the rolled strip, advancing rolled strip between two hydrodynamic pads in an advancement direction defined from upstream to downstream, applying pressure of the hydrodynamic pads, one towards the other, on either side of the rolled strip, following a clamping plane transverse to the strip, during the advancement of rolled strip, the hydrodynamic pads sliding on the rolled strip by means of a layer of fluid, each of the hydrodynamic pads carrying out a first drying operation by blocking at least one portion of a lubricating layer of the strip coming from upstream towards downstream, and sucking in, via a suction orifice located downstream of hydrodynamic pads, at least a portion of a residual fluid layer, thus performing a second drying operation of the strip.