I have done it both ways myself, hitchhikers having logbooks and others not having them. What is preferred? I just figure most likely I will never see the stamp let a lone the logbook again. Cooties I have never made logbooks for. What do you guys do? or think? etc

I have planted mine with logbooks. I really enjoy looking at all the places that the hitchhiker has been when I find one.

Same here. Even though I will never see it again I suspect future finders will appreciate seeing the sig stamps of previous finders.

When we find a HH, we really enjoy looking through the logbook.

What I don't like though, is finding a HH that has a logbook much larger than the stamp. Having a large logbook makes the HH so much harder to replant into a traditional box in our area.

I still remember the cute logbook of your "Apple Pi" HH. Such a fun surprise finding that in a box!🍎

In historical letterboxing (before the internet), hitchhikers were considered as regular letterboxes.
Therefore, they should have logbooks.
just MHO

When I find a HH with a super large logbook, I double bag it and put it in a cheap Tupperware on top of another letterbox. Though usually, I won't take one that large, so I suspect they sit in letterboxes or drawers for a long time.

The hides in our area tend to be 3x4 L&L, the little Sistema boxes, Altoid tins, and pouches. I have put larger HH with boxes hidden under lamp skirts, and have moved some via mail and while vacationing to other areas.