I don't know much about braids, but I have a girlfriend who recently took out her microbraids and relaxed her new growth the next day! She said everything seemed to be going well, she deep conditioned it and everything, then when it was time to comb out her hair, she said it was SO tangled, and it had huge knots in it that she ended up having to cut out. She also told me her hair was in such bad shape when all was said and done, that she trimmed 4 inches off of it (when she started, it was below bra-strap!!!) /images/graemlins/shocked.gif /images/graemlins/shocked.gif
Judging by her story, it seems that it's best to wait at least a couple of washes before relaxing. /images/graemlins/smile.gif