I have Monterey running on an external Samsung drive on my M1. However I've found it difficult to do this with my older Intel laptop specifically with Monterey

I have Monterey running on an external Samsung drive on my M1. However I've found it difficult to do this with my older Intel laptop specifically with Monterey though I have used Catalina as an external drive on the Intel MacBook. I have an external drive with Windows for the Intel MacBook as well. I don't really have a lot of insight to offer despite this being my standard MO on most machines. Running from an external drive is a great way to operate -- even though it seems like an unnecessary step it offers a lot of flexibility and would encourage others to familiarize themselves with the practice even if you opt for internal drives.