diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 02efd02fa..0ba0eb272 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ inherit_from: .rubocop_todo.yml
 
 AllCops:
   NewCops: enable
+  TargetRubyVersion: 2.6
 
 Layout/AccessModifierIndentation:
   EnforcedStyle: outdent
diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index 3462d1e3e..2b1cccd91 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This configuration was generated by
 # `rubocop --auto-gen-config`
-# on 2021-03-11 12:44:08 UTC using RuboCop version 1.11.0.
+# on 2021-04-02 12:44:05 UTC using RuboCop version 1.11.0.
 # The point is for the user to remove these configuration records
 # one by one as the offenses are removed from the code base.
 # Note that changes in the inspected code, or installation of new
@@ -13,16 +13,15 @@ Gemspec/RequiredRubyVersion:
   Exclude:
     - 'chewy.gemspec'
 
-# Offense count: 3
+# Offense count: 2
 # Configuration parameters: AllowedMethods.
 # AllowedMethods: enums
 Lint/ConstantDefinitionInBlock:
   Exclude:
-    - 'lib/chewy.rb'
     - 'lib/chewy/rspec/update_index.rb'
     - 'spec/chewy/config_spec.rb'
 
-# Offense count: 12
+# Offense count: 10
 # Configuration parameters: AllowComments, AllowEmptyLambdas.
 Lint/EmptyBlock:
   Exclude:
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ Lint/MissingSuper:
     - 'lib/chewy/type/adapter/object.rb'
     - 'lib/chewy/type/adapter/orm.rb'
 
-# Offense count: 36
+# Offense count: 35
 # Configuration parameters: IgnoredMethods, CountRepeatedAttributes.
 Metrics/AbcSize:
   Max: 41
@@ -50,14 +49,14 @@ Metrics/AbcSize:
 # Offense count: 4
 # Configuration parameters: CountComments, CountAsOne.
 Metrics/ClassLength:
-  Max: 269
+  Max: 267
 
 # Offense count: 13
 # Configuration parameters: IgnoredMethods.
 Metrics/CyclomaticComplexity:
   Max: 12
 
-# Offense count: 44
+# Offense count: 43
 # Configuration parameters: CountComments, CountAsOne, ExcludedMethods, IgnoredMethods.
 Metrics/MethodLength:
   Max: 29
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ Metrics/MethodLength:
 # Offense count: 2
 # Configuration parameters: CountComments, CountAsOne.
 Metrics/ModuleLength:
-  Max: 174
+  Max: 158
 
 # Offense count: 18
 # Configuration parameters: IgnoredMethods.
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ Style/DocumentDynamicEvalDefinition:
     - 'lib/chewy/type/crutch.rb'
     - 'lib/chewy/type/witchcraft.rb'
 
-# Offense count: 63
+# Offense count: 58
 Style/Documentation:
   Enabled: false
 
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ Style/EvalWithLocation:
   Exclude:
     - 'spec/chewy/index_spec.rb'
 
-# Offense count: 208
+# Offense count: 191
 # Cop supports --auto-correct.
 # Configuration parameters: EnforcedStyle.
 # SupportedStyles: always, always_true, never
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ Style/GuardClause:
     - 'lib/chewy.rb'
     - 'spec/support/active_record.rb'
 
-# Offense count: 12
+# Offense count: 10
 # Cop supports --auto-correct.
 Style/IfUnlessModifier:
   Exclude:
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ Style/IfUnlessModifier:
     - 'lib/chewy/type/witchcraft.rb'
     - 'spec/support/active_record.rb'
 
-# Offense count: 64
+# Offense count: 53
 # Cop supports --auto-correct.
 # Configuration parameters: AutoCorrect, AllowHeredoc, AllowURI, URISchemes, IgnoreCopDirectives, IgnoredPatterns.
 # URISchemes: http, https
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 55a17fc4d..a51c20054 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@
 
 ### Changes
 
+  * [#778](https://github.com/toptal/chewy/pull/778): Add `ignore_blank` option to `field` method ([@Vitalina-Vakulchyk][]):
+    * `true` by default for the `geo_point` type
+    * `false` by default for other types
+
+  * [#780](https://github.com/toptal/chewy/pull/780): **(Breaking)** Drop support for Ruby 2.5 ([@Vitalina-Vakulchyk][]):
+
+  * [#780](https://github.com/toptal/chewy/pull/780): Changing default console strategy ([@Vitalina-Vakulchyk][]):
+    * ability to set default console strategy with `Chewy.console_strategy`
+    * `:urgent` is used by default if `Chewy.console_strategy` is not set
+
   * [#776](https://github.com/toptal/chewy/pull/776): **(Breaking)** Removal of unnecessary features and integrations ([@Vitalina-Vakulchyk][]):
     * `aws-sdk-sqs` / `shoryuken`
     * `mongoid`
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 02c8b0297..387b3f88a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ Chewy is an ODM (Object Document Mapper), built on top of the [the official Elas
   * [Witchcraft™ technology](#witchcraft-technology)
   * [Raw Import](#raw-import)
   * [Index creation during import](#index-creation-during-import)
+  * [Skip record fields during import](#skip-record-fields-during-import)
+    * [Default values for different types](#default-values-for-different-types)
   * [Journaling](#journaling)
   * [Types access](#types-access)
   * [Index manipulation](#index-manipulation)
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ Or install it yourself as:
 
 ### Ruby
 
-Chewy is compatible with MRI 2.5-3.0¹.
+Chewy is compatible with MRI 2.6-3.0¹.
 
 > ¹ Ruby 3 is only supported with Rails 6.1
 
@@ -660,6 +662,25 @@ By default, when you perform import Chewy checks whether an index exists and cre
 You can turn off this feature to decrease Elasticsearch hits count.
 To do so you need to set `skip_index_creation_on_import` parameter to `false` in your `config/chewy.yml`
 
+### Skip record fields during import
+
+You can use `ignore_blank: true` to skip fields that return `true` for the `.blank?` method:
+
+```ruby
+define_type Country do
+  field :id
+  field :cities, ignore_blank: true do
+    field :id
+    field :name
+    field :surname, ignore_blank: true
+    field :description
+  end
+end
+```
+
+#### Default values for different types
+
+By default `ignore_blank` is false on every type except `geo_point`.
 
 ### Journaling
 
diff --git a/lib/chewy/fields/base.rb b/lib/chewy/fields/base.rb
index e75c2c6df..18282bfa3 100644
--- a/lib/chewy/fields/base.rb
+++ b/lib/chewy/fields/base.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ def mappings_hash
       def compose(*objects)
         result = evaluate(objects)
 
+        return {} if result.blank? && ignore_blank?
+
         if children.present? && !multi_field?
           result = if result.respond_to?(:to_ary)
             result.to_ary.map { |item| compose_children(item, *objects) }
@@ -53,6 +55,14 @@ def compose(*objects)
 
     private
 
+      def geo_point?
+        @options[:type].to_s == 'geo_point'
+      end
+
+      def ignore_blank?
+        @options.fetch(:ignore_blank) { geo_point? }
+      end
+
       def evaluate(objects)
         object = objects.first
 
diff --git a/lib/chewy/search/request.rb b/lib/chewy/search/request.rb
index ff4679e88..fbd5a6643 100644
--- a/lib/chewy/search/request.rb
+++ b/lib/chewy/search/request.rb
@@ -988,11 +988,9 @@ def reset
       def perform(additional = {})
         request_body = render.merge(additional)
         ActiveSupport::Notifications.instrument 'search_query.chewy', notification_payload(request: request_body) do
-          begin
-            Chewy.client.search(request_body)
-          rescue Elasticsearch::Transport::Transport::Errors::NotFound
-            {}
-          end
+          Chewy.client.search(request_body)
+        rescue Elasticsearch::Transport::Transport::Errors::NotFound
+          {}
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/chewy/type/syncer.rb b/lib/chewy/type/syncer.rb
index 67448234a..7ffc2ec39 100644
--- a/lib/chewy/type/syncer.rb
+++ b/lib/chewy/type/syncer.rb
@@ -127,12 +127,10 @@ def missing_ids
       def outdated_ids
         return [] if source_data.blank? || index_data.blank? || !@type.supports_outdated_sync?
 
-        @outdated_ids ||= begin
-          if @parallel
-            parallel_outdated_ids
-          else
-            linear_outdated_ids
-          end
+        @outdated_ids ||= if @parallel
+          parallel_outdated_ids
+        else
+          linear_outdated_ids
         end
       end
 
@@ -147,19 +145,17 @@ def index_data
       end
 
       def source_and_index_data
-        @source_and_index_data ||= begin
-          if @parallel
-            ::ActiveRecord::Base.connection.close if defined?(::ActiveRecord::Base)
-            result = ::Parallel.map(%i[source index], @parallel, &SOURCE_OR_INDEX_DATA_WORKER.curry[self, @type])
-            ::ActiveRecord::Base.connection.reconnect! if defined?(::ActiveRecord::Base)
-            if result.first.keys.first == :source
-              [result.first.values.first, result.second.values.first]
-            else
-              [result.second.values.first, result.first.values.first]
-            end
+        @source_and_index_data ||= if @parallel
+          ::ActiveRecord::Base.connection.close if defined?(::ActiveRecord::Base)
+          result = ::Parallel.map(%i[source index], @parallel, &SOURCE_OR_INDEX_DATA_WORKER.curry[self, @type])
+          ::ActiveRecord::Base.connection.reconnect! if defined?(::ActiveRecord::Base)
+          if result.first.keys.first == :source
+            [result.first.values.first, result.second.values.first]
           else
-            [fetch_source_data, fetch_index_data]
+            [result.second.values.first, result.first.values.first]
           end
+        else
+          [fetch_source_data, fetch_index_data]
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/chewy/type/witchcraft.rb b/lib/chewy/type/witchcraft.rb
index 3655d074d..a246cae1f 100644
--- a/lib/chewy/type/witchcraft.rb
+++ b/lib/chewy/type/witchcraft.rb
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ def replace_lvar(node, old_variable, new_variable)
         def replace_send(node, variable)
           if node.is_a?(Parser::AST::Node)
             if node.type == :send && node.children[0].nil?
-              node.updated(nil, [Parser::AST::Node.new(:lvar, [variable]), *node.children[1..-1]])
+              node.updated(nil, [Parser::AST::Node.new(:lvar, [variable]), *node.children[1..]])
             else
               node.updated(nil, node.children.map { |child| replace_send(child, variable) })
             end
diff --git a/spec/chewy/fields/base_spec.rb b/spec/chewy/fields/base_spec.rb
index 897bd0efd..135559676 100644
--- a/spec/chewy/fields/base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/chewy/fields/base_spec.rb
@@ -400,6 +400,243 @@
       end
     end
 
+    context 'ignore_blank option for field method', :orm do
+      before do
+        stub_model(:location)
+        stub_model(:city)
+        stub_model(:country)
+
+        City.belongs_to :country
+        Location.belongs_to :city
+        City.has_one :location, -> { order :id }
+        Country.has_many :cities, -> { order :id }
+      end
+
+      context 'text fields with and without ignore_blank option' do
+        before do
+          stub_index(:countries) do
+            define_type Country do
+              field :id
+              field :cities do
+                field :id
+                field :name
+                field :historical_name, ignore_blank: false
+                field :description, ignore_blank: true
+              end
+            end
+          end
+        end
+
+        let(:country_with_cities) do
+          cities = [
+            City.create!(id: 1, name: '', historical_name: '', description: ''),
+            City.create!(id: 2, name: '', historical_name: '', description: '')
+          ]
+
+          Country.create!(id: 1, cities: cities)
+        end
+
+        specify do
+          expect(CountriesIndex::Country.root.compose(country_with_cities)).to eq(
+            'id' => 1, 'cities' => [
+              {'id' => 1, 'name' => '', 'historical_name' => ''},
+              {'id' => 2, 'name' => '', 'historical_name' => ''}
+            ]
+          )
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'nested fields' do
+        context 'with ignore_blank: true option' do
+          before do
+            stub_index(:countries) do
+              define_type Country do
+                field :id
+                field :cities, ignore_blank: true do
+                  field :id
+                  field :name
+                  field :historical_name, ignore_blank: true
+                  field :description
+                end
+              end
+            end
+          end
+
+          let(:country) { Country.create!(id: 1, cities: cities) }
+          context('without cities') do
+            let(:cities) { [] }
+            specify do
+              expect(CountriesIndex::Country.root.compose(country))
+                .to eq('id' => 1)
+            end
+          end
+          context('with cities') do
+            let(:cities) { [City.create!(id: 1, name: '', historical_name: '')] }
+            specify do
+              expect(CountriesIndex::Country.root.compose(country)).to eq(
+                'id' => 1, 'cities' => [
+                  {'id' => 1, 'name' => '', 'description' => nil}
+                ]
+              )
+            end
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'with ignore_blank: false option' do
+          before do
+            stub_index(:countries) do
+              define_type Country do
+                field :id
+                field :cities, ignore_blank: false do
+                  field :id
+                  field :name
+                  field :historical_name
+                  field :description
+                end
+              end
+            end
+          end
+
+          let(:country_with_cities) { Country.create!(id: 1) }
+
+          specify do
+            expect(CountriesIndex::Country.root.compose(country_with_cities))
+              .to eq('id' => 1, 'cities' => [])
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'without ignore_blank: true option' do
+          before do
+            stub_index(:countries) do
+              define_type Country do
+                field :id
+                field :cities do
+                  field :id
+                  field :name
+                  field :historical_name
+                  field :description
+                end
+              end
+            end
+          end
+
+          let(:country_with_cities) { Country.create!(id: 1) }
+
+          specify do
+            expect(CountriesIndex::Country.root.compose(country_with_cities))
+              .to eq('id' => 1, 'cities' => [])
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'geo_point field type' do
+        context 'with ignore_blank: true option' do
+          before do
+            stub_index(:countries) do
+              define_type Country do
+                field :id
+                field :cities do
+                  field :id
+                  field :name
+                  field :location, type: :geo_point, ignore_blank: true do
+                    field :lat
+                    field :lon
+                  end
+                end
+              end
+            end
+          end
+
+          specify do
+            expect(
+              CountriesIndex::Country.root.compose({
+                'id' => 1,
+                'cities' => [
+                  {'id' => 1, 'name' => 'City1', 'location' => {}},
+                  {'id' => 2, 'name' => 'City2', 'location' => {}}
+                ]
+              })
+            ).to eq(
+              'id' => 1, 'cities' => [
+                {'id' => 1, 'name' => 'City1'},
+                {'id' => 2, 'name' => 'City2'}
+              ]
+            )
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'without ignore_blank option' do
+          before do
+            stub_index(:countries) do
+              define_type Country do
+                field :id
+                field :cities do
+                  field :id
+                  field :name
+                  field :location, type: :geo_point do
+                    field :lat
+                    field :lon
+                  end
+                end
+              end
+            end
+          end
+
+          specify do
+            expect(
+              CountriesIndex::Country.root.compose({
+                'id' => 1,
+                'cities' => [
+                  {'id' => 1, 'name' => 'City1', 'location' => {}},
+                  {'id' => 2, 'name' => 'City2', 'location' => {}}
+                ]
+              })
+            ).to eq(
+              'id' => 1, 'cities' => [
+                {'id' => 1, 'name' => 'City1'},
+                {'id' => 2, 'name' => 'City2'}
+              ]
+            )
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'with ignore_blank: false flag' do
+          before do
+            stub_index(:countries) do
+              define_type Country do
+                field :id
+                field :cities do
+                  field :id
+                  field :name
+                  field :location, type: :geo_point, ignore_blank: false do
+                    field :lat
+                    field :lon
+                  end
+                end
+              end
+            end
+          end
+
+          specify do
+            expect(
+              CountriesIndex::Country.root.compose({
+                'id' => 1,
+                'cities' => [
+                  {'id' => 1, 'location' => {}, 'name' => 'City1'},
+                  {'id' => 2, 'location' => '', 'name' => 'City2'}
+                ]
+              })
+            ).to eq(
+              'id' => 1, 'cities' => [
+                {'id' => 1, 'location' => {}, 'name' => 'City1'},
+                {'id' => 2, 'location' => '', 'name' => 'City2'}
+              ]
+            )
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     context 'objects and scopes', :orm do
       before do
         stub_model(:city)
diff --git a/spec/support/active_record.rb b/spec/support/active_record.rb
index ffe8b49ce..45c3c501b 100644
--- a/spec/support/active_record.rb
+++ b/spec/support/active_record.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS 'countries'")
 ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS 'cities'")
+ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS 'locations'")
 ActiveRecord::Schema.define do
   create_table :countries do |t|
     t.column :name, :string
@@ -19,9 +20,17 @@
   create_table :cities do |t|
     t.column :country_id, :integer
     t.column :name, :string
+    t.column :historical_name, :string
+    t.column :description, :string
     t.column :rating, :integer
     t.column :updated_at, :datetime
   end
+
+  create_table :locations do |t|
+    t.column :city_id, :integer
+    t.column :lat, :string
+    t.column :lon, :string
+  end
 end
 
 module ActiveRecordClassHelpers