If the tanning process is only going to be available in towns, then maybe a Tanner NPC is a better interface than allowing players direct access to tanning tubs or whatever.
You bring your hides to the Tanner, who notes them in his ledger (server-side database just like the tanning tubs slots, but not directly accessible to players), then 16 hours later you can pick up your leather.
Maybe it could be possible to rob the Tanner's shop somehow if there really needs to be a way for players to do "the wrong thing".
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RE: Tanning Tubs Are a Disaster