Is Jelqing absolutely necessary?

[Oddfather]

I've been on a platuea for about 2-3 months now, that I'm trying to break, I'm stuck at just around 8 inches, i figure I've gained maybe 1.25-1.75 inches (i'm not exactly sure how large I started)

My question is can you drop doing jelqs so you can fully focus on stretches? Or are Jelqs pivitol to the routine? I'm really trying anything I can to maybe squeeze and extra 0.5- 1 inch from my penis, and I know if I just focus on stretches I could prolly increase the intenstiy dramatically but should I--or anyone else strictly looking for length right now--ditch jelqing all together?

[mowinman]

Try doing a split routine, girth in the am and stretches in the evening, both work towards length. With the nite stretches, increase reps and intensity given. Use times during the rest of the day getting in the kegals.

[stillwantmore]

Jelqs are a good exercise but I do not think they are required as part of a routine. There are much more intense and effective exercises for girth. I would personally drop the jelqing if you were using it as part of a length routine so you could put more focus on the stretching and more of it.

I only use jelqs as a warm up exercise for a few minutes before my girth sessions.