Thanks for the replies everyone. Ironically, I own a Kanayama 50000, but it is not to be touched until I am very good at stropping. I was thinking that a 3-inch strop would be easier to use as the width of the strop covers the whole blade's width, allowing a simpler back and forth motion with no sideways motion involved as with utilizing an x-pattern stropping technique. I was thinking that a strop like this would allow me to focus more on my shaving technique, but this might not be the case. From what most people are saying, there is not much of a difference using a 3-inch strop. I'll have to think about this for awhile. I am definitely looking forward to the day when I become skilled at stropping. Thanks again. Looking forward to any more thoughts and recommendations.