I guess I can't say what's best for you, but recently I gave up a more lucrative career path for a job where I work 36 hours a week, M-Th for 9 hours a day.  Though not a terrible wage by any means, I'm not making the money I could be.  But it's worth it because the person I work for is a great guy who takes the time to get to know me, the time is very flexible (for instance I could take Tuesday afternoon off and work Friday morning instead), and it's (usually) not a crazy, high-stress environment.  And if I do have a stressful week, Fridays are there for long, leisurely bike rides or hiking.    It would be worth at least thinking about, from my experience.