With the timber hitch, I get the impression that having the whole thing tight to begin with, gives you that much more friction to keep from coming unwrapped. The only inconvenience is pushing your tucks through on a tight rope.
Probably most folks use your method. Speaking of bowlines, I was just reading today, that doubling the line to make two loops before passing the free end through, gives you seventy-some percent knot strength. I thought that was neat to know.
That would stand to reason if loading perpendicular was reducing friction. A timber hitch is unwise for attaching to limbs being lowered, with the tendency to "roll out"...guess everybody knows that.
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