Same here Jimmy

I went with Leather only after honing for quite some time, then it occurred to me that the linen would find any "weak" spots in the edge so I switched

That was about 2008 IIRC

To this day I finish honing, then strop on linen, pull out the loupe and look for any issues, then finish on leather.. I figure if the edge isn't solid enough to hold up to the linen it should not be going on my Hollywood face anyway