IMO, it's easier, and later on down the road you will see why.......
Take and drill about 1/4" holes around the pot, within an inch from the top.
Use string through these holes to pull your branches down, sideways, whatever.
Also, if you used a metal coathanger, you may get some contaminants in the soil, IDK-depends what kind of material it's made from.
You can see how I did, in late veg/ early flower, and second pic, a month into flower, even now I still am training her.
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