The bracelet is easy to adjust. Adjustment being adding or removing links.
The links are secured with a screw. Just remove the screw to remove the link. You might want to use loctite when replacing the screw.
Patek makes a 1 1/2 link for the 5711. The link is 50% larget than a regular link. With one of these links you can adjust the bracelet size to half a link.