Yeah, it really depends on your body type. Are your big legs outlandishly firm?
I had pretty big legs at my highest weight (along with thunder thighs that rubbed together and started a campfire!
), but still have big legs now, despite being very lean. However, despite the fact that the gap between my thighs is only around an inch while standing (if even), I have every striation imaginable. If I wanted to further shrink my legs, I'd have to get rid of some muscle, which I have no intention on doing.