I agree. I have my notes set to Shortest path when possible. When a link already matches, and you type in the full path, it shortens the link for you.
But when you create a new link, it keeps that full path in the link. This is inconsistent.
This is somewhat related to this feature request: Create zettelkasten note inline - #5 by greasemonkey
In order to create a Zettlekasten link, you first need to make the note, and then return and link to it. There is currently no way to generate the new Zettlekasten link from your current note without formatting the link and path yourself. And I agree that there should be, for Zettlekasten, and Daily Notes. And put them into their configured folders directly.