You are never ever going to please everyone, that's a fact. People will either deal with the changes, or quit the game. (more server space for those of us who stay!)
I actually LOVE the changes you made. (aside from the extremely large size of the seed bag and scythe), because it makes it SO much easier to see what you have and haven't harvested. The way it was before, it was very difficult to tell sometimes whether you got everything or not, especially when doing trees. I love not having to wait for mini me to walk to every spot I harvested and collect her 100%. This way is much faster, and MUCH easier on the eyes, as everything disappears as soon as you harvest it.
I hate to see it reverted back to the old way, but it won't stop me from playing...just as other changes haven't and I'm sure future changes won't. There will be things I like and things I don't like...but I like the game and will adapt.
Also wanted to give kudos to the team for the last update, with all the new crops and new levels. Great job! (still would like to see my white Christmas kitty with the red bow) Heehee.