What someone can do during a shave, and what someone needs to do to get it smooth, is very different for all of us.
I need to tackle my whiskers exactly ATG, in order to be smooth. Even on my cheeks. Luckily, my skin doesn't object to an ATG-pass at all.
I understand there are guys that can't do ATG without irritation, and there are also guys that seem to need only an WTG-pass to be smooth.
No one can figure out what you need and can do, but yourself.
Keep up the good work:tu,
Bart.