Date range widget on query page is difficult to use

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Issue JWQL-196 was created on JIRA by Bryan Hilbert:

Reported by NIRSpec team.

The date range widget is somewhat clunky. Submitting a date and getting it to remember that date can be tough if you don't click things in exactly the right order. Is there a way to fix this, or find an easier to use widget?