I'm going to go out on a limb here and say something controversial. Stropping is overrated. If you shave, you need to strop. I do too. BUT, all of these extensive stopping scenarios is a waste at best and detrimental at worst. A well honed razor has an edge so thin that a few passes is enough to straighten it. Ten is enough, twenty if you are justifying the purchase of the strop. The curve of the strop negates the need for tape. A very light touch and ten to twenty laps is plenty. But if more laps works, go for it.