Ok, it appears that richard the retiree with more time than me has got here first. Go for comfort over closeness, angles are all important as is stretching, it will take a while to figure out the best stretches, pull your skin against the direction of growth to get the hair standing up.
You may find a wetter lather than you are used to for D/E shaving is beneficial too. Also remember that the lather drys out during the shave, so if your shaves are taking a while you may need to freshen up the lather in the area you are shaving.
Stropping could be, but isnt necessarily an issue, it depends on your technique, i sent my first razor back to the vendor after a month or so to get feedback on my stropping, it was still shaving fine, but it was nice to know whether or not my technique was good or bad.