If you can't swing something like this maybe look at something in a comparable size from Harbor Freight tools.
Using a compressor day in and day out will kill any smaller oil less compressor and the single stage compressors won't give you any room for growth. Also the chinese compressors are nearly impossible to get parts for even though they will come with a parts list, getting the parts is another story.
Anything Quincy or Ingersol Rand can't be beat for reliability and parts availability.
personally for drying i prefer an electric leaf blower. I have a compressor not sure what size it is but it kicks on a lot. i wish i would have gotten a bigger one. The leaf blower i got was from home depot and ran me about 40 bucks along with a 6 dollar warranty.