From Sanma to 4Man (Help)

I played 4Man to learn how to play mahjong, hit A2, but then tried Sanma and it was so much more fun. You were punished more for mistakes, the hands were worth more, and there was so much more tension because any hand could be big.

Went back to 4Man, and it feels terrible. Going for half flush? Nice try, tanyao. Going for a fast riichi hand? Nice try, tanyao. Going for tanyao? Nice try, his hand was faster, tanyao. In the end you lose by like 4000 points and it feels like a waste of time. If your opponent is the dealer and gets a single Mangan it feels impossible to win. Every hand other than tanyao or starting with a pair of Yakuhai feels way too slow. Is this all 4Man is, spamming 1 Han? This feels terrible to play.