D&D General Resource Management should not be your only tool to challenge players.

[Oofta]

Sure, but you have to admit that if you're not concerned with resource management, you're not engaging with the vast bulk of the game's mechanics. It's mostly skill checks and free roleplay at that point.

Vast majority of times my free play and RP are supported by ability and tool checks. They aren't mutually exclusive in my games. It's kind of like that old Reeses Pieces commercial, two great things are better together.