Same here. A lot of my beard does not grow all in one direction, so it can feel really unpleasant to go straight up against the grain. When I want to get it as cleaned up as possible, it's one pass with the majority of the grain, then perpendicular, and then against to catch those last few stragglers. Pass one does the majority of the work, so the follow ups barely take any extra time since the razor doesn't get all stuffed up.