Do I have to restore my phone before I jb?

[Jtshurtleff]

I know you used to have to or were supposed to, do I have to with redsn0w?

 

[BLiNK]

probably not.. but it to eliminate any possible issues you might have carried over from the last time you might as well "restore as new device"

wouldn't hurt that's for sure

 

[bizfox]

Just don't forget to make a backup of your original settings first