I am soooo glad you asked this... I have very thick hair and loose allot when it gets stuck on the velcro on the back of my dive suit or gets caught in the mask clips or worst doesn’t allow my mask to seal well against my face. The hood smashes it down so it sticks out of the hood. I wore it loose a few times and the fish has a field day trying to make a new home in it; was sort of cool though. Then, I thought of cutting a hold in the hood.. for a pony tail but not sure that was a good idea. Anyway.. I’ll be reading all responses and see if some of them work. I keep saying that I’d love to just shave the whole thing off... but hummm well ..... just a thought :)