Footnotes are very tempting in a methods section where there’s no end to additional details to add in. However, it’s probably better to put all of that into an

Footnotes are very tempting in a methods section where there’s no end to additional details to add in. However, it’s probably better to put all of that into an appendix/supplemental material section (if the journal allows it). Having a section like that can be a bit freeing — it’s an info dump meant to be read by those looking for a specific implementation detail so it doesn’t need to “read well”