To cut the bars or not

I just bought a Giant Stance 27.5 1. Been riding for about two weeks now. I use to ride bmx dirt. I'm not feeling comfortable with my bar width. My hand placement is snug up against the shift and brake set up and I find my myself constantly moving my hands outward to brake. Is this normal? I feel like where I place my hands close up is where i wanna be naturally bit so i wanna cut the bars down a little bit but then i read up on it and not so good things. Recommendations anyone?