Decided...

I've decided that it's just too much 'hawk for me to handle. I'm gonna cut some length off.
I have no experience, so starting smaller is the best for me, I feel. Once I get better with it I can let it grow longer.

The proverbial "straw" was that it was too tall in my car - it hit the roof and then kinda bent over. I just can't have it that tall!