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Hiya @subsailor731 Welcome to the TAC community!! You are not alone in your thoughts that your fingers are too small to accomplish certain fretboard feats!! My advice to you mirrors what was already very nicely said, and it’s to keep doing the finger stretching exercises to maximize your reach, and also to do whatever works best for you to accomplish the drills.
A few other things I could add would be, to pay close attention to your form. Improving your hand position can automatically extend your fret reach well beyond your expectations. If you search YouTube and watch the players with small hands (Muriel Anderson comes to mind) you will see what I’m talking about. Also good is to use your capo and try the exercises on a higher fret where the distances are shorter. Once you have it, start lowering your capo one fret at a time. It’s like training wheels for your guitar.
Best wishes with this, keep at it and remember to warm up and stretch before playing. Keep it fun!!!!
Carol