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I'm curious which one you actually like more. You said the difference was huge in the other one but I honestly can't tell which one that I personally like more. It's kind of an interesting thought experiment though isn't it? There are plenty of writers out there that don't include any detail at all. On the other hand there are some that include so much detail that a coffee table takes up 50 pages.

Neither way is correct necessarily.....they're just different.

Different, yes. I think the comment I left on the other style expresses what I think pretty well. But you are right, too many details detract from the story.