Be careful with Z hop. It was the biggest thing causing my prints to string. The only setting change between these two prints was taking out the Z hop. : r/3Dprinting
Unwanted Z hop when in Cura when doing string test : r/3Dprinting
Terrible stringing even at 5mm Retraction and 5mm Z hop : r/3Dprinting
Z-hop does not work when moving (cura 4.5) · Issue #7108 · Ultimaker/Cura · GitHub
Marks on the surface of the print - when use Z hop - 3D Print | E3DH
retraction blobs - how to minimize? - Improve your 3D prints - Ultimaker Community of 3D Printing Experts
Wanted to try the Z-Hop inlay Method... seemed to work pretty well : r/ 3Dprinting
Ender 3 - Stringing and Oozing - Simplify3D User Forum