Bear I don't like to do binding so I always birth mine. It is a bit of an adjustment to quilt them but if you start from one side and then stop and then go to the other end and meet in the middle you can work out any puffiness. If I were doing a larger quilt I would pin and work in sections. then you would be able to work out the puffiness.
I don't have the patience for binding LOL I sew a seam about 1/4"-1/2" in from the edge and it can resemble a faux binding especially if you used a thin border around the outer edge.