It will make it much easier to change anything later. Such as if you decide you want to run any other kind of cable there, or replace the cable with…fiber optic or something so you can watch 16k super definition video in the year 2035 or something.

It’ll make any changes easier.

Don’t just pull cable, run some conduit. Yes the price will be a bit higher, but in 10 or 30 years you or someone else might be very happy you did.