Originally Posted by
SquidPuppet
I know a guy who is an excellent builder and he waits until near the very end. He's says, "that way I don't have to keep messing with them over and over." And he gets rid of them every time. I don't know how, but he does.
That's how I roll too. I usually just wait until the wheel is true and tensioned, then stick the spoke wrench in my beard and let the beard check for hops and finish the job.