For me, the point doesn't matter. Learn to use the heel of the blade. Offers much better control for edging and shaping than the toe does.
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I too have enjoyed lately letting a week or two grow(while trimming with a de) and then slicing it all off. Very rewarding.
+1 on using the heel. My goatee grows in really well except on either side of the patch just under my lower lip, and the whiskers in those two areas grow in horizontally. I use the heel to shave WTG towards my cheek on each side. So much easier than trying to shave that place with a cartridge.