People do seem very paranoid about
anchor weight. OK it's at the bow, but going oversized by a couple of steps is only 30LB or so for the average boat. This sort of weight difference makes very little difference to a crusing monohull.
If someone posts a thread about carrying a couple of extra jerry cans of spare
fuel for example there's no mention of weight problems, but mention a larger primary
anchor, or a couple of spare
anchors and often someone will comment on the detrimental effects of the weight.
Weight in the
ground tackle is always worthwhile for any crusing boat.