Agamon
Adventurer
Aren't a bunch of short rests .... just a long rest?
Yeah, I'd ask the players when they decide to rest if they want to do a short rest or a long rest. That's the choice. Not how many hours they want to rest, considering the PCs don't have a concept of "short rests" in game and where one might arbitrarily end. I ends when you're ready to continue.
This spam the short rest thing makes little sense to me outside of rules lawyering. If a short rest isn't long enough for you, then it's time to hunker down for a long rest.