These are a 10/10 cutoff!! Wow. If you own the Parker Long by Agolde… these are identical and actually even comfier! Super soft denim. I sized up to a 6 // usually a 2/4 but I always size up in denim shorts. Love how they will shrink up a smidge and feel like you have owned for years. Awesome summer/spring short! Oh and yes I cut the slits in the side always.