If i'm being honest, I don't like the shorts.
I was a fan of the longform as it felt like each video actually had some passion behind it rather than the sole purpose of trend-hopping for views. I've said it many times and I'll say it once more:
10 subscribers who actively watch and engage with all your videos is better than 1000 who don't.
People scrolling on shorts, mindlessly liking and maybe subscribing are in the latter category.