I've struggled with basting in the past too. I hand basted one quilt on the floor. That was a pain, in the back and neck and knees and pretty much every where else! LOL Then I had a couple basted by a longarmer that didn't really know how to do that and that was a mess. Then I found Sharon Schamber's method and I've used that several times with good success. Now I use a hybrid method of rolling the top and back on the boards but now I spray baste the center and just pin baste down the borders. I have two of the 5 foot folding tables from Wal-Mart so they don't take up a lot of space and I have a set of 6 foot boards and a set of 10 foot boards and they store behind the sofa in the family room. When I run out of 505 I may try the Elmer's glue since I live in a small town and have to order the 505 but I can get Elmer's easy enough.
Using the board method gives you a small area to work with and it keeps your backing, batting and top all very nice and smooth.