Design is hard. I would keep It simple and not try to have so much detail. That is key for making a memorable and standout logo at any resolution
i mean it's not a corporate logo or anything, the specific design is kind of important to me so i want to keep that, as much as possible- and oh yeah i know... i've done pixel art in the past (long long ago) and making something at 16x16 or 32x32 is really simplifying, removing details while still evoking them somehow but i don't want to spend a lot of time on that right now, that's why i asked