Kanji vs kana for fast notes

I've been thinking about the balance between kanji and kana when I'm scribbling notes. If I use too much kana, it gets fast to write but much slower to read later because the sentence structure gets buried. I've started prioritizing kanji for core concepts and just using kana for the connective tissue and adverbs. Its a tricky balance between manual speed and mental processing. Do you guys find certain words are alwa