Healeyman should be along soon, and he has experience towing Miatas. He's helped a number of OP's tow them four-down. The Miata has to be manual transmission if I recall, and not all manuals were towable. Trailer is an option, of course. As noted ^^^ the weight may become an issue. Tow rigs for four-down aren't cheap so you may not save much over a trailer. But you may need the weight savings. Tow bar, base plate, braking system, all together add maybe 200-pounds to your total. I'd guess a small aluminum trailer would weigh 1,000-pounds minimum. The one I just found had an 18-ft bed and two 3,500-pound torsion axles for a carrying capacity around 5,000-pounds. Weight showed as 1,400-pounds.
EDIT: $5,600 new, plus delivery.