No it was easy. I felt the level of difficulty was inadequate in TP.
It was to give the player a chance to explore a new area and experience it in a different way once the Twilight had been lifted.
There hasn't been a great 3D Zelda since TP. SS and BoTW are average games which are given undue praise because of the franchise name attached to them. I didn't like the direction either game took.