If my quest to gain more knowledge on the final steps chasing that killer edge i am trying to understand the full benefits of linen and or cotton use prior to using leather, I know on the post shave it dries the blade and from my limited research the pre-leather component offers some abrasive quality that is similar to a high grit hone.

When i first started using a straight I was doing 50/100 on linen and leather on both the pre and post shave then I stated trimming back to 25/50 then i skipped the linen all together then i went back to 25/25 and now I have been hearing that doing more on linen than leather has a bigger benefit so where does one draw the line and what determines stroke count or is all that subjective just like "Shave Ready"

Currently my process is 50 leather only on the pre shave then 10/10 linen/leather post and shave have been good so curious as to what others say, I did hone a blade this a.m and did 50/25 linen/leather after the hones and the edge seems a tad keener on the HHT but we all know the shave is really all that matters not the HHT results.