Not quite a year ago, I went bare-ish, just to see what it was like. (I kept a little bit around and on the "lips".) Then I shaved most of the rest of it off, down to stubble. (I need to get a smaller razor or something.) So much better, IMO. Before taking the plunge, I had very unruly pubes; it was getting annoying. I'd trim them down a bit, but still annoying. I definitely prefer at least a bare mound, if not completely bare, now.