If you have a bells and whistles frame, you might not need to baste the layers together before you start to quilt. Check the instructions. (That alone would make almost any sacrifice worthwhile for me. LOL) The instructions should also give the dimensions of the fully assembled frame. Use a tape measure to see whether or not it will fit into your space.
I went shopping online for the least expensive frame I could find that would allow me to load any size quilt and leave it all in place until done. I even figured out a way to avoid the dreaded basting of layers beforehand. The one I have was less than $100 - even with the extension poles. It's basically poles and adjustable legs. All wood. The upside is that I don't have to keep moving the quilt around in sections. The downside is that I surrender my living room while working on it. (I don't have a studio ... yet.) I just lay a sheet over the whole thing when I'm not working on it. (My cat thinks it's his special resting place.) If I need to get it out of the way, I just take the poles off the legs, role it up in a sheet, and stand it in a corner until it's time to get back to work.
Every quilter has a preference. For me, the hassles of a full-sized frame (as opposed to hoops or sectional frames) mean I can keep my hands free while quilting, only have to load it onto the poles one time, and can walk away and/or store it easily between sessions.
In your situation, I could never resist the temptation to put it together to find out whether or not it worked the way I needed it to. :-)