Ilford Delta 100 and XTOL question.

I've pretty much decided to stick to Delta 100 for my ISO 100 work, and am comfortable developing it in XTOL 1:1 using Kodak's recommended developing tims (9.5 minutes at 21C, 30 seconds initial agitation, 5 seconds out of every 30 seconds afterward). My negatives seem to be coming up very dense, however. I've still got loads detail in the highlights (they're not blocked up as far as I can tell) as well as good detail in the shadows, but am using 40+ seconds at f4 to print the images.

My question: Should I be satisfied with the longer print exposrure requirements or should I reduce development time for thinner negatives? If I reduce development times, is there anything else I should watch out for?

Thanks.

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