I have my five day beard on and it is annoying! I do that when I have nothing to do and feel lazy to shave, so I just let it grow. Problem is, it gets annoying as it is in between clean shaved and a few days from being a normal beard.
Remember when you were a kid and you saw your dad shaving and you thought, yeah that is what makes you feel older, I will shave and be like him, then once you get that short hairs growing in odd places, you start clipping them, then you get a machine, because you do not have much hair to shave, and then you start shaving, and think that is nice, but with time it gets annoying, doesn't it?
For the past 10 years I have been shaving without cream or foam, learned that from a guy in Miami, he used to shave with water only, and I do it too as foam is a waste of time. I like to shave on my own, as I know where the hair grows and in which direction I should shave. I tend to shave each two or three days, as it is best to let it grow so you do not harm your face.
However, I think in a few years, once I get older, I will grow a sort of Sean Connery beard, that would be easier to take care of.
So today, I will be shaving, then I become smooth again (well not everywhere of course).