You're BBC like me so go with whatever feels best for you and professional requirements. I think your Mohawk pic looks great and always wanted to try it but 23 years as a Marine prohibited it and now that I'm retired, a mohawk would look stupid on a 44 yr old guy so the sly look works best for me but whatever you decide, you can change it whenever you feel like it. If you do decide to slick it back down, I'd say go to the barbershop and have him shave it. There's nothing better than going from a full head of hear to skin and letting the barber take care of it and finishing with a straight razor shave. I highly recommend it, if only once in your life...