Quote Originally Posted by TheBlackSloth View Post
...I have a alarm set for 4 hours into my sleep.
Your trial and error will also be in the timing of your alarm. Everybody's REM cycles happen at different times throughout the night, and you might want to play around with different times to wake up to see how it affects your own progress and lucidity. A good indicator is whether or not the alarm is waking you up from a dream or not. If you are being woken from a dream then you are in REM stages of sleep, and you want to set your alarm for the beginnings of these stages so you can catch them out easily.

Play around with your alarm clock times to find the time that best suits you to wake up. Good luck!