I haven't shaved since 1979 except for my neck and I find it harder to shave now that I'm 62. I used to keep my beard trimmed down pretty short but this fall I grew it out longer and my usual short hair too. Both are about white now and if I let my mustache get a bit long it gets stained with coffee and cigars.
I don't know how long I'll let both grow but if I shaved my beard off I'd have to learn how to shave all over again. First I heard about our skin not being so elastic as we age but makes sense with my neck shaving problems now.