Puzzles in The Wind Waker aren’t as hard as the first two 3D games. Got stuck much less often, but there were also less “Eureka!” moments. You flow through dungeons rather than make big breakthroughs.
It’s pleasant going around mapping out the sea chart piece by piece. Most of the whole game is pleasant. Playing with the BetterWindWaker mod got rid of having to change your wind direction on the boat constantly, so I recommend playing with that.