Tom72 Thanks for the kind words. I (and probably most men growing beards) have days when I am less than confident with my beard, but it will be easier now. (My wife has some adjectives for my beard but "magnificent", unfortunately, is not one of them. What does she know? Maybe she should try to grow one.)

Bmwkiz Sounds good to me. It is a lot easier to not trim. I would probably screw it up anyway.