I actually don't mind micro-managing the low-level crafting, but I do wish there were a way to sort the inventory into sections, like base materials, weapons/tools, villagers/specialists, etc, so I can know exactly where to look to see what I have available (especially with materials I use up quickly), rather than searching through the inventory for wherever the thing I'm looking for has moved to (such as if I have run out of planks, made more, and now that's at the bottom of the inventory screen, rather than where it was before).