Been hanging around Blue, you know LOL.
Recently my son wrote a narrative essay (high school) that I was very impressed with. When it was returned to him his teacher had torn it to shreds.
She made several remarks on his paper that he should have combined several paragraphs into one.
Once upon a time I pretended to be an english major, however some of you know that my real major was beer, girls and beer. Not necessarily in that order.
Not really understanding (remember I PRETENDED to be an english major), I carried a fresh copy of the paper to one of my professors and asked her to look it over. She noted two syntax shifts and two mis-spelled words (his teacher and I both missed those LOL) and made no remarks about combining paragraphs.
When I asked about the paragraphs her remarks where pretty much as stated here. Be more concerned with the flow of the paper. Think of your readers and how they will follow the story.
Thankfully, I have a great wife that is a pretty good editor for the work that I do, but she doesn't edit my posts on here. Sorry!!!