My response is similar to MTS - except I'm generally NOT a fan of starch/sizing.
If/when each section is pressed, and one takes care not to rumple the section(s), the only serious pressing required is for those last seams. It's also easier to find and fix a glitch if one catches one when the sections are smaller.
On the floor? I can barely get MYSELF down to and up from the floor - but the visual is pretty interesting - - -
I think my carpet would melt - I dropped the iron once, and there is a melted spot there.