how thick to dreads get once locked in relation to sectioning?

So in relation to how big dreadlock sections are as a general rule, do they get thinner or thicker?

Like for example say i start sectioning my hair into the thickness of a US dime. Once locked would the hair section get thicker or thinner? or stay around the same size?

updated by @pwntus: 01/13/15 08:31:25PM

well that depends naturaly your dread will be approx the same size as section..but crocheting can make it way thinner..wrapping as well can make it thinner except at the unwrapped roots


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soaringeagle said:

well that depends naturaly your dread will be approx the same size as section..but crocheting can make it way thinner..wrapping as well can make it thinner except at the unwrapped roots

Just to be clear when we are talking sections, are we referring to the thickness of the clumps of hair or are we talking about the thickness of the area where hair is growing out of the scalp?