If I'm very careful and style my hair, it looks best at medium length, but a lot of people are surprised to find out that longer is much easier for the type of curls I have. The weight gives the curls structure and the longer my hair, the less frizz I have. However, my hair splits really easily so it's hard to keep it long.... I cut it pretty short a few years ago because it started to look like a washed-out perm instead of naturally curly hair (which it is).