Exactly! Don't pinch! It is too late, without costing you some serious buddage. Use wire to bend them over if they're too stiff to go through the remesh.
I saw your pic, and thought you'd pirated my pix. My fig tree is next to one of my grow beds like yours. GOOD munchies!
Agreed with Veggie, you will loos considerable bud if you top now ..you should have dome it months ago ...say 3rd or 4th lateral, still you could take some great clones from the lower lats