Scots pine positioning

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Hey, I picked up this scots pine recently and im trying to decide if there is a better angle for the tree.

Also, if I was to repot to a new angle, would you recommend a new style pot?

Finally, the tree is extremely vigrerous, If I repot, is it still ok to remove some of the older needles / cut back to interior established growth?

Current position

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More upright position and slight twist to show the depth of the twists. Concern here is the bottom branch is quite leggy and aged, so not sure I would be able to pull this back in. Might also bury the nebari slightly in current pot.

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More of a cascade style, shows of the nebari more, difficult to find a pot for this.

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Scots pine will back bud very well when vigorous. You can cut back to interior growth when what you leave has at least 50% of the density of what you cut off. If you have strong interior growth you can reduce the exterior stuff a bit to redirect energy to the interior, but don’t cut back until fall unless it meets the 50% rule now.

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I find the 2nd position best

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or like this

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