Relaxer stretching. Which is easier?

[LongHairDreams]

Out of curiousity, is it easier to stretch with longer or shorter hair? Also, those who started out with shorter relaxed hair, what did you do to help you stretch? Thanks.

ETA: sorry if it sounds like a silly question

 

[charmtreese]

When my hair was shorter I used phony ponies to help me stretch. Now my hair is a little longer, I find it easier to stretch!

 

[MissMusic]

Longer is easier for me

 

[Lady Esquire]

I barely had chin length hair with my first stretch. I find that longer is much easier. Not only because I have more hair to work with, but the experience over the years makes you hone your stretching muscles.

 

[chebaby]

my hair is a little past apl and its very easy for me to stretch. in fact i have been transitioning for 10 months or so.

 

[RegaLady]

Harder to stretch with shorter hair. It looks like a fro' in 6-10 weeks. But, I wore half wigs and sew ins to get me through!

 

[plastic]

when i was a couple of inches past SL .. i stretched using buns and cornrows ...
now that it is a lil past APL .. i stretch using buns and cornrows lol

seriously though - it is easier to stretch with longer hair. I find i can wear my buns loose without having to try and get all of my hair into the ponytail.

 

[lp318lp]

Stretching with short hair now (by force) and OH MY!!

me~

 

[MizAvalon]

I think it's easier with long hair.

 

[Monigirl]

It is easier to stretch with long hair than short. When I was stretching with my short hair it was definately harder. Now I am back to shoulder length thank God!! What helped me during my short relaxer stretchs was wearing box braids and often throwing on sensationals instant weaves, or doing cornrow style.

 

[FemmeCreole]

I'd say longer her is easier to stretch with.....when I had SL relaxed hair I used to relax every 8 to 10 weeks and I barely noticed.

 

[Nayeli]

I suppose I'm the oddity then. I started off at neck length and stretching was a breeze. Hair pins were my best friends, so my everyday style was usually based on popping in a pin or two - I could do this for months! Now that I'm shoulder length, its more difficult to hold up my hair with pins alone and washing and DC-ing is a bit more challenging. Essentially, the less hair I had to deal with, the less the burdern, and the less I felt the need to relax and ease that burden.

 

[Gracie]

I would think that long hair would be easier.

 

[Neroli]

Longer hair is easier. I started at SL and the longer my hair gets, the easier. . .

 

[BeautifullySo]

My hair is about neck length and I'm at 13 weeks erplexed. It's going better than I anticipated but it's not easy.

 

[Tamrin]

I think time and little longer hair makes it easier. I just finished my 2nd 6 month stretch. The issue is often styling options. for my first stretch I lived in a bun or twists. This time I was trying braid outs. At least Im learning to be stylish.

 

[PuddingPop]

My hair is neck length and I find it very difficult to try to stretch at this length. I try to but it's not working out too good. 8 weeks is about as long as I can go at this point, and thats pushing it.

 

[Eisani]

Longer. I find the longer my hair gets, the less I worry about relaxing/texlaxing. It'll be 8 months on the 13th.

 

[Misseyl]

It's easier to stretch w/longer hair