This is a very difficult stage. It's much harder than I thought it would be. The problem for me is not growing the hair but maintaining the length. After I cut my raggedy ends off I started the baggie method. I just hope this works.blueabyss333 said:This IS the hardest stage. My how time passes...it's been six months and I feel like my hair is stagnant. I've maintained a modest shoulder length for 6 months and because of heat damage and trims I haven't kept much length. Hopefully, I will read APL by December.