Hang them however the wife wants them to be hung. That IS the manly answer and I'll tell you why. If the wife wants them touching the ground and you don't like it then that means you actually have an opinion on how the curtains should be hung. Me, I don't give two flying f&@ks how the curtains are hung so when my wife asks me to hang them just touching the ground, I don't agree not disagree. My response is "whatever...I don't give a s$&t and just hang the curtains. Sent from my iPh