I received a piece of advice from my cousin (an award-winning author) hope it helps 🙏🏼
“Build a small team of beta readers from different walks of life, and trust their judgement. Ask them all specific questions separately and compare their feedback when a decision is unclear to you. Ask them to identify parts that drag on or they think we’re too dense/long. Ask which parts they wish had more depth/detail. Use them as a temperature gauge for when you are playing with multiple iterations… When there is consensus from separate beta readers, pay close attention”