I am fairly short (5'1) and much, much prefer the shorter length shorts. And there aren't too many of those available. If I were to wear the 8 in inseam shorts, they'd almost be capri length. So 4-5 inseam is perfect, but try and find a good short in that length. There aren't many out there. I tend to go with the shortest length decent short I can find, and then roll them up, if needed.

All depends on body size, shape, and height. We're all different and it's too bad that it can be so hard to find shorts that work.

SR