OK, I added your recommendations to my list. Unfortunately my weller solder pencil or station is needing repair. Its temperature sensor is on the verge of breaking. See picture of "NO temperature" and correct temperature. Very disappointed with $350 of investment. May get a hakko instead with the grant. This weller is for home business.
CR, so if I do get a rework station, and a proper nozzle, all I have to do is to add solder paste to the pads, place MCU, attach proper nozzle, and heat up, right? That sounds easier than soldering every pin or even drag soldering. I have a chiseled tip that I think should work for drag soldering. Just need flux.
