diff --git a/source/arguments.rst b/source/arguments.rst
index 4fae80f0e..ffaf0b505 100644
--- a/source/arguments.rst
+++ b/source/arguments.rst
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Arguments
   Path to the project folder.
   
 --resize-to <integer>
-  Resizes images by the largest side for opensfm. Set to ``-1`` to disable. 
+  Resizes images by the largest side for opensfm. Set to ``-1`` to disable. Disabling is useful for deriving maximum quality from imagery, but can be computationally expensive.
   
   Default: ``2048``