https://cgcookie.com/lessons/introduction-to-styling-hair
It's a far better methodology for more complex hair. The workflow is good for medium and medium-short hair as well.
I remember this one, a not too oldie but goodie. After this one there was another one where Kent updated the hair shader material, I remember he mixed two Hair BSDF setting the reflection and the transmission as separate to control them better.
I wonder if that tutorial is in the CG Cookie vault somewhere. Yes, there is a thing as The CG Cookie vault, but if your planing a heist forget it, no one knows where the vault is, not even Wes.