I would recommend trying to wake naturally for WBTB instead of using an alarm. When you are first going to sleep, repeat to yourself "I will awaken after I dream, and I will remember the dream". For me, this usually results in waking up after 4-6 hours, and it's always at the end of a sleep cycle so I don't have that groggy feeling. It may not work the first time or two, but if you keep trying it you should get some results.
However, it kind of sounds like you have the opposite problem, so maybe when you're going back to sleep you should try some relaxation techniques, like focusing on your breathing, or contracting and relaxing each muscle in your body. I tend to have more trouble falling asleep first thing at night than I do if I wake up in the middle of the night, but those techniques have helped me somewhat.
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