freakystyly Hard Tails are extremely capable but if its to punishing on the trails you are riding then a full squish is the answer!
That`s if you are feeling it in you legs/ankles/feet. If it`s hands/arms/shoulders then play with rebound/psi on your front fork.
On a separate note, I`ve been getting back to it recently and teaching my lady friend all the joys of MTB - She hand`t been on a bike for about 20 years and never done anything like this - been a couple of months and she`s starting to hit small drops now
and has the bug! Makes me so happy.
Also just taken my BB apart and tried using plumbers tape on the threads ,instead of grease, in an attempt to stop it squeaking after a sandy ride! Saw it as a tip/hack on GMBN tech show, let see how it goes!