should i pinchbraid?

besides the sew-ins, i usually do my hair in loose ended braids. but since the last time i did them, my hair has grown a couple inches and, to me, it would look weird if i were to braid my whole length of my natural hair then leave the ends open, whatever is left of it .

my hair texture naturally is course and kinda poofy and it`s at about shoulder level. right know, i don`t want to use kinds of glues or adhesives, so i was thinking about getting pinchbraids done (the ones that use just the thread). the thing with that is i would still have to iron my hair out in between washings because my natural hair would get all puffy if i don`t.

with my type of hair, would you recommend me getting pinchbraids??? i`ve already purchased two packs of WaWa bulk braiding hair, would that be enough for a whole head or should I get more? Also, is there anyone that you can recommend that does pinchbraids in the Los Angeles/Orange county area?? Thanks gals!!