When buying tapers do you buy the size you want to reach?

Ok I already have gauged ears, but I always just use plugs for stretching, when buying tapers do you buy the size you want to reach? Or the size your at? Example..if your at a 6 in plugs do you buy a 6 or a 4 in tapers to get to the next size?

You go up the next size. If you are at a 6 and buy a six taper it won't stretch out anything you will just have the same size 6 after you put them in.

just so you know make sure you get both tapers and plugs because tapers are big a bulky, so they are uncomfortable to sleep in.

The fattest part of the taper is the actual size it is. Buy a size 4 taper if you're wanting to go to the next size. Or, if you want to, buy a size 2 if you're really wanting to go bigger, it just hurts more to stretch it.