You still have straps that go around the tree, usually with loops on either end...straps with hardware usually have just the one loop.
You could use shorter length straps since the whoopies add at least a foot or more. Basically they would be like longer continuous loops, then either connected to the straps via hardware or larks headed to the closed loop of the strap.
This might seem like an odd question, but how comfortable is your insulation? I found that if I was either too cold or too hot in my hammock, everything else felt a lot worse. I had trouble getting warm with a partial-length UQ (even with using foam pads and my puffy coat wrapped around my feet), which meant I ended up finding the warmest possible position - one that was not entirely comfortable otherwise. It looks like you're using a good UQ. Are you in a sleeping bag or a top quilt? The TQ does give you more freedom to shift around and get into a comfortable position. I've been quite happy with mine (homemade TQ for summer, and HG Burrow for the winter), and I think it's helped me more easily find the sweet spot for my hammock.
The insulation, combined with gradually tweaking the elevation of the foot end compared to head end, I think, were the two biggest things I've played with.
I have a Chameleon with Beetle Buckles as well. I'm a bit taller and heavier, but probably relatively similar body proportions
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