diff --git a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5-init.toml b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5-init.toml
index 2797171d8..037890334 100644
--- a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5-init.toml
+++ b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5-init.toml
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ vpa_nelement = 63
 vpa_L = 36.0
 vpa_bc = "zero"
 vpa_discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
+vpa_element_spacing_option = "coarse_tails"
 vz_ngrid = 6
 vz_nelement = 63
 vz_L = 36.0
 vz_bc = "zero"
 vz_discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
+vz_element_spacing_option = "coarse_tails"
 
 [composition]
 n_ion_species = 1
diff --git a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5.toml b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5.toml
index 556877c95..aff3860ba 100644
--- a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5.toml
+++ b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5.toml
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ vpa_nelement = 63
 vpa_L = 36.0
 vpa_bc = "zero"
 vpa_discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
+vpa_element_spacing_option = "coarse_tails"
 vz_ngrid = 10
 vz_nelement = 63
 vz_L = 36.0
 vz_bc = "zero"
 vz_discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
+vz_element_spacing_option = "coarse_tails"
 
 [composition]
 n_ion_species = 1
diff --git a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split1.toml b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split1.toml
index 172492ca8..db1f3d37d 100644
--- a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split1.toml
+++ b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split1.toml
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ vpa_nelement = 63
 vpa_L = 36.0
 vpa_bc = "zero"
 vpa_discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
+vpa_element_spacing_option = "coarse_tails"
 vz_ngrid = 10
 vz_nelement = 63
 vz_L = 36.0
 vz_bc = "zero"
 vz_discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
+vz_element_spacing_option = "coarse_tails"
 
 [composition]
 n_ion_species = 1
diff --git a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split2.toml b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split2.toml
index 193947c3c..74ab5a029 100644
--- a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split2.toml
+++ b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split2.toml
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ vpa_nelement = 63
 vpa_L = 36.0
 vpa_bc = "zero"
 vpa_discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
+vpa_element_spacing_option = "coarse_tails"
 vz_ngrid = 10
 vz_nelement = 63
 vz_L = 36.0
 vz_bc = "zero"
 vz_discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
+vz_element_spacing_option = "coarse_tails"
 
 [composition]
 n_ion_species = 1
diff --git a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3-init.toml b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3-init.toml
index ea1050a7b..3e5dbdd9d 100644
--- a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3-init.toml
+++ b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3-init.toml
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ vpa_nelement = 63
 vpa_L = 36.0
 vpa_bc = "zero"
 vpa_discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
+vpa_element_spacing_option = "coarse_tails"
 vz_ngrid = 6
 vz_nelement = 63
 vz_L = 36.0
 vz_bc = "zero"
 vz_discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
+vz_element_spacing_option = "coarse_tails"
 
 [composition]
 n_ion_species = 1
@@ -81,8 +83,8 @@ type = "Fekete4(3)"
 nstep = 100000
 dt = 1.0e-5
 minimum_dt = 1.0e-6
-nwrite = 1000
-nwrite_dfns = 1000
+nwrite = 10000
+nwrite_dfns = 10000
 split_operators = false
 steady_state_residual = true
 converged_residual_value = 1.0e-3
diff --git a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3.toml b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3.toml
index 7cea6791c..1dbb9b4ea 100644
--- a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3.toml
+++ b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3.toml
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ vpa_nelement = 63
 vpa_L = 36.0
 vpa_bc = "zero"
 vpa_discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
+vpa_element_spacing_option = "coarse_tails"
 vz_ngrid = 10
 vz_nelement = 63
 vz_L = 36.0
 vz_bc = "zero"
 vz_discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
+vz_element_spacing_option = "coarse_tails"
 
 [composition]
 n_ion_species = 1
diff --git a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_SSPRK4.toml b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_SSPRK4.toml
index bd0fe2676..7440dac74 100644
--- a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_SSPRK4.toml
+++ b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_SSPRK4.toml
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ vpa_nelement = 63
 vpa_L = 36.0
 vpa_bc = "zero"
 vpa_discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
+vpa_element_spacing_option = "coarse_tails"
 vz_ngrid = 10
 vz_nelement = 63
 vz_L = 36.0
 vz_bc = "zero"
 vz_discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
+vz_element_spacing_option = "coarse_tails"
 
 [composition]
 n_ion_species = 1
diff --git a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_fekete104.toml b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_fekete104.toml
index eb93fa736..71d776507 100644
--- a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_fekete104.toml
+++ b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_fekete104.toml
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@ vpa_nelement = 63
 vpa_L = 36.0
 vpa_bc = "zero"
 vpa_discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
+vpa_element_spacing_option = "coarse_tails"
 vz_ngrid = 10
 vz_nelement = 63
 vz_L = 36.0
 vz_bc = "zero"
 vz_discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
+vz_element_spacing_option = "coarse_tails"
 
 [composition]
 n_ion_species = 1
diff --git a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_fekete42.toml b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_fekete42.toml
index 85d60781c..3cd67baeb 100644
--- a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_fekete42.toml
+++ b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_fekete42.toml
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@ vpa_nelement = 63
 vpa_L = 36.0
 vpa_bc = "zero"
 vpa_discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
+vpa_element_spacing_option = "coarse_tails"
 vz_ngrid = 10
 vz_nelement = 63
 vz_L = 36.0
 vz_bc = "zero"
 vz_discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
+vz_element_spacing_option = "coarse_tails"
 
 [composition]
 n_ion_species = 1
diff --git a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_fekete64.toml b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_fekete64.toml
index d1eb4f45f..f8354d268 100644
--- a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_fekete64.toml
+++ b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_fekete64.toml
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@ vpa_nelement = 63
 vpa_L = 36.0
 vpa_bc = "zero"
 vpa_discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
+vpa_element_spacing_option = "coarse_tails"
 vz_ngrid = 10
 vz_nelement = 63
 vz_L = 36.0
 vz_bc = "zero"
 vz_discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
+vz_element_spacing_option = "coarse_tails"
 
 [composition]
 n_ion_species = 1
diff --git a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_rkf54.toml b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_rkf54.toml
index e8f6263b0..52aeb9d2a 100644
--- a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_rkf54.toml
+++ b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_rkf54.toml
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@ vpa_nelement = 63
 vpa_L = 36.0
 vpa_bc = "zero"
 vpa_discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
+vpa_element_spacing_option = "coarse_tails"
 vz_ngrid = 10
 vz_nelement = 63
 vz_L = 36.0
 vz_bc = "zero"
 vz_discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
+vz_element_spacing_option = "coarse_tails"
 
 [composition]
 n_ion_species = 1