In general, it is recommended to set the log level to INFO for normal use to avoid excessive logging which can make finding specific information difficult in the log (and potentially impacting Picard's performance). The DEBUG level is only recommended when troubleshooting specific issues to ensure that all log entries are captured.

Picard currently remembers the last log level used and automatically starts with that level. Unfortunately many users don't remember to reset the log level to INFO after saving a DEBUG log for troubleshooting or reporting an issue.

Consider automatically resetting the log level to INFO when starting Picard, unless it is started with the `--debug` command line argument or the PICARD_DEBUG environment variable is set.