Ever wonder where all that lint comes from when you clean the lint filter in your dryer?
But yeah, it just uses more water and power. Still, the normal cycle should be fine. That’s all I ever use, and I’m a guy - clean is clean.
Actually, I have a front load washer, and every 3 months or so I run the ‘tub clean’ cycle. And without using any detergent at all, this cycle will produce a ton of suds from what I assume is excess detergent that doesn’t get rinsed away completely. After seeing that, I use way less detergent than before, about 50% less. Clothes still get cleaned.