You could do it, I'm sure. Just add a few cm's of wire, no need for additional connections.
Speaking of wires, you may also shorten the leads on the controller, the blue ones.
Check my setup, a controller re-location would be a good idea. Don't want to say you should copy mine, just to give you an idea.
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