I wear a medium skin piece don't like the hairline when its in its early stages,
but once iv lost some hairline hair a few mm, it looks way better.
no problem with a grid pattern, trade off looks kind of to uniform, described as a wall of hair which can be made to look a lot better with various styling product.

it will take a while for the hard edge on the poly/skin to soften as its around 3 weeks old.
few washes and it should be fine.

end of the day, you're focused on you're hair, you're immersed in a forum,
takes a while to realise or come down from you're heightened awareness to sit back relax and realise,

no one cares,