Kim, absolutely shape the lifting to fit your preference, that is what it's all about, right?

When I suggested keeping the workout to under an hour that applies to both the resistance and the cardio - whether you combine them or do them seperately. You might try doing them on alternating days, allowing you to keep your longer cardio sessions. Keep in mind that doing intense cardio will have more of an impact on cortisol levels than the more aerobic lower intensity cardio - and frankly doing HIIT for an hour would be torture, IMHO.

BTW, lifting heavy and short is exactly what you want to get lean and toned - it's not going to add 'bulk' if you're female, we just don't have that hormonal profile, naturally anyway.

What I would suggest is changing your cardio from what you've been doing - nothing like change to shock the body into more fat loss. Going from long slow cardio to shorter higher intensity workouts will definitely have the desired impact - it will also free up some time during your day Change is good.

-Nat