TRIM?? What is this "trim" of which you speak? You're growing a [great] beard, and the longer you let it grow, the thicker it will look, and the more manageable it will be for you.

If you trim your sideburns, they will be better able to resist gravity and more likely to do what you don't want them to do. Once they get long enough, you'll also be able to shape and blend them with the rest of your beard using a blow dryer and an open-bristle styling brush. Beard oil can help soften the hairs and make them more responsive to your styling, and a stiffer beard balm can help keep it in the shape you desire. Length will help both give you good results.

Don't worry about looking like Zach. Let your beard be the best for YOU, and let Zach want to model his after yours.

Triibeard's Thirty-NINE years of being bearded    (The recent journey from a short- to a long-beard)
Introducing LEGO-Sheriff Triibeard     (The origin story for our polymeric polychromatic hero)
Sheriff Triibeard and The Case of the Missing Beard Balm   (In search of that scoundrel RiffRaff)
Sheriff Triibeard and the Hermit Hoarder    (Consequences of acquisitiveness)

In a world of shorn faces, it is our privilege to offer those around us the exquisite opportunity to know a gentleman with a beard.