Hairapparent, how does your hairline look? I want an exposed hairline.

Luckily, the knots on the hairline are much lighter for the first half inch. It's the crown that I'm worried about. I still have a little hair so I'm going to have them buzz down my hair instead of a smooth shave to help try to hide the knots. I'm going to be using ORWG and I want to get a 7 day bond. Will not shaving the area completely affect the bonding time?