Seeking clarity on madhab adherence in prayer

Assalamu'alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. I was raised in a family that follows the Hanafi madhhab, and that's the practice I've always known. Lately, I was reading a hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari that advises against placing the elbows on the ground during sujood. From my understanding, in the Hanafi tradition, it's taught for women to keep their arms closer to their body and sometimes place their elbows down for modesty. This seems a bit different from what the hadith mentions. I also came across the Prophet's (ﷺ) saying: "Pray as you have seen me pray," which really got me thinking about this. I'm not saying the Hanafi view is incorrect at all-I know many great scholars came after Imam Abu Hanifa and refined the rulings. But this specific point just doesn't sit completely right with me personally. So I have a couple of questions, and I'd be grateful for some insight from those with more knowledge of fiqh: 1. If I decide to pray without placing my elbows down (more like how men are described to pray), based on my understanding of these hadiths, can I still consider myself following the Hanafi madhhab? 2. Is it acceptable to take the Shafi'i position on how women pray for this particular action, while following Hanafi rulings for everything else? Or does picking and mixing between madhhabs like that not really work? Jazakumullah khairan for any guidance you can offer.