Thanks, I know what you mean, though I think as a rule, without further detail being needed, if you have an offline SMPS with transformer isolation, and an earth wire connection, and one common mode choke, and you are only allowed to use 2 Y caps for EMC, then you would never put one from earth to downstream common mode choke node..but always as follows…
A…1 Y cap across transformer pri to sec. (quiet node to quiet node, not switching node)
B…1 Ycap to HVDC or pri gnd.
..this way , you don’t so much unbalance the common mode filter, because the y cap to HVDC or pri gnd alternately connects to line and neutral, so gives a bit more balance to the common mode filter.
Obviously here I am speaking of being constrained to only using 2 y caps...which ayk, is an unwelcome constraint, but it "is what it is". in this case.