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Three passes was maybe a bit much, at least until I get good. Probably will stick with WTG and XTG for awhile.

So I ended up trimming it down with the clippers. My first shave wasn't that bad. Three passes; WTG, XTG, ATG. Here was my setup:

Pre-Shave Prep: hot shower with American Crew Citrus Mint shampoo...

Through my searches on this topic all that I can find is guys with a weeks worth of stubble talking about no need to do a pre-shave "beard" trim. However I have more than a week or two's stubble:
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