Congrats on the successful edge! As has been pointed out, there's always a better/sharper/smoother edge attainable at the low, low cost of your child's college education.

That being said, I've never been a huge advocate for pastes for no other reason than that pastes do....eventually....run out. Best part about a hone is that it's there. Continually until the end of time. Unless you're honing an extremely large amount of razors each day. Again, this is just my personal preference with pastes. It's the same reason I stopped with cartridge razors: Hated having to buy more. For myself, I'd rather spend $80 on a good finisher. This is not inerrant truth, just my preference.