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Thanks for your input. I think going shorter would make it harder to find the part. I personally comb my hair straight forward, find the line and I get a perfect part every time. (my old barber taught that trick to me). Yeah I tried having the part razored in a few years ago and its not worth it. My hair is pretty straight and can find the part pretty easily. Plus its a pain when it grows back and when your barber goes to touch it up again it can gradually get wider than you want it.I am with you on this one, I have honestly never heard about making it shorter at the part. What I have heard of, commonly, is using a razor down to skin to define the part. With the hair left long, you could easily change your part to cover it up and also find it by slicking your hair back with a coarse comb. My rule of thumb is usually "what will this look like as it grows back?" I wouldn't want a bunch of small hairs that will stand straight up in two weeks if I am understanding what he is getting at.
As an aside, sometimes these things are a test whether you trust the barber. Maybe unintentional, but they like to sound like the professional. I went back to cutting my own hair after trying to be diplomatic and feeling like "hey, I am the customer."
Edit: not a professional, some training, a lot of years cutting, constantly keeping up on what's new