Can I sleep with dreads? Is it hard?

Of course you can sleep with your dreads, were you really planning on taking them out every night and putting them back in every morning? NOPE, didn't think so. You sleep on dreads just like you sleep on normal hair. Sometimes when the dreads are new, they will be flat when you wake up in the morning, but they will poof back up as soon as you palm roll them.
Dreads can get on your nerves when you are rolling around when you sleep, they can get under your face, or poke you in the ear, but my dreads have grown long now, so I just tie them back, now, when I sleep.

How much shorter will my hair be when I dread it?

It depends on which method you use. Check out the methods section in FAQ Part 2 to find more information about the method you want to use.

How long is the dreading process? And how long until my dreads look like dreads?

It depends on which method you use. Check out the methods section in FAQ Part 2 to find more information about the method you want to use.

You can, and you can keep the sides short if you want, or let the sides grow out and dread them later.

I have very fine slippery hair, will it dread?

Yep, your hair will dread, you will probably want to use the backcombing method because you will have the best results. The hair might slip out a little, if you don't backcomb the dreads tight enough, so make sure you do, and make sure you put rubber bands at the tips