Prop pitch cycling?

I was told by my mechanic to only pull the prop handle until I could audibly
hear a slight pitch change to establish that it was working.

However, the aircraft manual says it should be cycled completely, and on a
cold engine three times to make sure oil is applied to the governor, or the
pitch mechanism.

Can someone elaborate on this?

What is recommended?

Michael Ware...

What the mechanic is telling you (I think), is to pull the pitch control all
the way out, but just for a moment, long enough for the RPM's to drop a
little. Don't pull it out and leave it.
On the first flight of the day, I always cycle it three times during the
runup. Like the manual says, it shows you that the governor is working and
allows warm oil to flow to it.

Frode Berg...

Dudley Henriques...

POH rules of course, but aside from that, I always liked to exercise a prop
through several cycles, especially when cold, just to get everything nice
and warm and fluid up there.
Dudley Henriques

Do you mean pull the prop control all the way? Not just far enough to get a
200 rpm drop?
Pulling it all the way seams a bit harsh to me, and this is just what the
mechanic is saying, however, I've heard both....