I have read and reread Angie's posts on this, but I am still having trouble seeing how things work on my body. When I started my closet overhaul, I avoided most cropped pants to develop a better sense of PPL. I am planning a trip to Ecuador for the early spring, when it will be very hot on the coast, so I want to figure out cropped pants.

My full-length pant inseam is probably 31 inches. I have heeled shoes for going out, but my daily life works better with flats, so I need to optimize the length.

Yesterday I posted about my new Current Elliot cropped straights and folks thought the length was right. I originally thought they were too long. Clearly I don't have a good sense of this. The new pants are 26 inch inseam and the crotch fits where it should.

I had a pair of GAP sexy boyfriend jeans that I would roll a couple of times just because I thought I was supposed to. The inseam was 26, but the crotch was low. I had to roll wide to get them a handful above my ankle. I finally decided to move them along.

Earlier this summer, I bought of hiking pants from Athleta (pictured below). These have a 27.5 inch inseam, but an elastic at the bottom, so I think they scrunch a bit shorter. Do these work, or should they be higher/lower?

I'll take any helpful thoughts!

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