I'd wait until your hair gets about halfway down your back. Just a matter of personal preference, but I think short dreads look pretty stupid, especially on a white guy. (er, assuming you're white, sorry if you're not). Longer dreads are probably more costly and harder to take care of, but look much cooler.
phoenix Reviewed by phoenix on . Dreadlocks Anyone have dreadlocks? If so, how long was your hair when you got them? I'm gonna get dreadlocks, whenever my hair grows out long. I just cut it so all of my hair that was dyed is gone. (I dyed my hair black and orange for the hell of it). Now it's back to blond and it's really short, my hair doesn't even touch my ears. So I'm gonna have to wait a while till it grows out to a reasonable length, I was thinking about 8 or 9 inches, which would take maybe 8 or 9 months? Anyway, I was just Rating: 5