Might have to water so I can hand-pull most of it, then apply something like landscaper fabric and mulch. Code Compliance staff here are a little heavy-handed and I would be cited for cardboard, even with mulch on top. (I use it along the side and in back where they can't see.
) Moved the Rose of Sharon tree from the driveway side of the house to the strip this Spring; and have to leave the area where that pile of vegetation debris is for the trash can and recycling bins. So there isn't a huge area that will require pulling. It's only a question of getting out in this heat and doing it.
But I believe you when you say pull it now, because later on the thorns ain't fun.