Kat,
Beans are pretty easy to pick. Depending on the variety depends on how big they get before you pick them. I grow Provider and boy do they provide! I can pick them when they are really young, about 3-4" long or even wait until they are about 6-7" long and they are still tender. If you wait until you start to see a "buldge" in the bean where the seeds inside are starting to mature, they can get kind of tough. We can about 100 quarts a year and have multi sized beans in our jars; Sometimes it just depends on weather or when you can get out there and pick them.
All of that to say it just depends on what you like as to when to pick. Try a little of each size and see what you like. Hope things work better for you next time.
Kim
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