I'm a rank beginner at this and tried the midshave strop today between passes.
It really helped my shave compared to the previous times. What nicks I had didn't even need the styptic pencil, and like previous times the nicks happened on the second pass.

The razor I have is a Fromm 5/8, bought from and honed by Tony Miller. It's plenty sharp, and I realize my stropping and actual shaving technique still need work. So my question is this. Since my beard, especially around my upper lip and chin, is fairly tough, the individual hairs being kind of thick too from wearing facial hair for 15+ years, is this an indication that I should move up in blade size?
Or should I wait a month or so and see if the combination of technique improvement and the beard adjusting to straight shaving results in less need to strop between passes?

Also, would a larger size razor still need midshave stropping or does the larger size hold its keenness longer?

Thank you,
David G.