I really like these shorts.  I know the sizing is a bit strange but since I had a pair of Silver Ridge pants I already had a baseline for sizing.  The silver ridge pants I have are a size 10 and are huge on me.  I debated going down one or two sizes (6 or 8) and decided to go down two sizes to a 6 because the 10's were sooooo big.  The 6 is perfect....I normally wear a 4 or 6 so I do not think the sizing was that far off for me.  I ordered the 5" length and find the length perfect (I am 5 5").  I love the pockets and the light weight material of these shorts.  I would give these a five star if not for the fact that sizing is difficult....everything else is a five star in my book.