How long should gunite cure?

[SFBayArea]

Guys/Contractors,

How long should I have gunite cured? I have a conflicting info coming from contractors/partners. The one who actually builds pool says I only need 8-10 days max to cure gunite as long as I sprinkle it with water at least twice a day. The guy who is actual license holder, but don't think he's been actually building pools said I need at least three weeks and I need to spend at least couple of hours per day to water the pool on a daily basis.
I know its freaking silly that people from the same company can't come to the agreement.

[czechmate]

7-10 days is about industry standard. In the summer the process is also faster. We are talking about cure of the base for a reliable plaster application here. Which is another layer of fine white Portland composite.True curing of the concrete will go on for years. (I found out when I was coring the holes for the main el. service in the basement of Bell bldg. built in 1929). The curing for a poured structures of bridges etc, of course, fall under a different norm.
Pools are sometimes finished as soon as in 30 days and that puts curing in a ballpark of about 10 days. I would be more concerned about the layout, sufficient steel, bottom and wall total thickness, extra 5/8" in the bottom and dollies to deck no more than 20 inches to keep cool deck from cracking. And of course supervision while the shell is being shot, which is a critical process!

[SFBayArea]

Thank you. I insisted that my PB do coping and tile no sooner than 7 days after gunite and plaster in no less then three weeks.