Well, I think the balance comes with not so much quantity of details as quality - the right ones, just enough to convey the sensual experience of being there. (I do make a conscious effort to use all five senses, somewhere)...I tend to overdo it sometimes, thinking, well the right detail will be somewhere in this pile. :)

I think we all write what we like to read, or try to. Or don't even try, it's inevitable that the writers we enjoy most will influence us most.