Is it necessary to stretch in all directions?

I feel the deepest stretch when I pull straight out, and when I pull down. Do I still need to stretch up and to the side, or can I obtain decent length gains from just stretching straight out and straight down? My LOT is 8:00.

thanks

By LOT 8:00 I would expect to get more gains by working the ligs which would mean stretching down. But of course it won’t do any harm stretching in all direction:)

Cheers

Andreas
Bangkok