Should I use LLMs if I aim to be an expert in my field?

Hello, This is going to be my first post in this sub. In the past few months I have built many projects such as vehicle counting and analysis, fashion try-on, etc. But in all of them majority of the code was written with the help of a LLM, though the ideas and flow was mine still I feel I am not learning enough. This leaves me with two options: 1. Stop using LLMs to write majority of my code, but it gives me a handicap in competition and slows down my pace. I may even lag behind from my colleagues. 2. Keep using LLMs at the cost of deep practical knowledge which I believe is required in research work which I am aiming for as my career.

Kindly guide me in this and correct me.