That's the way I've always done it though, specifically when were caught in a frustrating pattern. I don't see the point in ever looking beyond 7 days. I can't count the times over the years things have either looked terrible or great in the 10-15 day range, and then ends up being completely wrong. I refuse to get bummed or excited over 10+ day outlooks. It's a waste of time, for me. I respect the guys who do deep dives into the long range patterns and signals. The ones who do it well are more intelligent than I'll ever be. With that said, I can't deal with seeing them say the signals look good in the long range, and then a couple days later say nevermind. It can be such a crap shoot at that range.
If you want to get bummed about the long range, I feel for you. I'll continue to just focus on the forecast range I can have actual confidence in, which is also a bummer at the moment lol.