There's nothing wrong with smaller blades. Let's face it, almost none of us need are larger blades for common knife tasks. The man in us wants big bad@$$ Bowies, but do we really need them? No, but our "Inner Man" lusts for them. I too have developed a greater desire for smaller knives over the last couple of years. Being an Infantry soldier, I want that really awesome fighting knife, but I've found that all it does is get in my way and I never have a need to use it. Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to sell off my big knives or quit buying them, but I have become more focused on small more utilitarian designs both for making and collecting/using.
Keep up the great work. Both of these designs look great!