How To Avoid Redirect Chains When Switching From http to https

[BWiseContractors]

I have been working on on-page SEO which has involved switching from http to https, and renaming URLs. I am running in to issues with redirect chains. Here is a scenario:

Old URL: http://bwisecontractors.ca/products/decks-and-deck-covers/

New URL: https://bwisecontractors.ca/renos-additions/sunrooms-patio-covers/

Since I already created the redirect addressing the redirecting from http to https for the root domain: (http://bwisecontractors.ca to https://bwisecontractors.ca), should the redirect for the above be

http://bwisecontractors.ca/products/decks-and-deck-covers/ to https://bwisecontractors.ca/renos-additions/sunrooms-patio-covers/ ,

or should it be

http://bwisecontractors.ca/products/decks-and-deck-covers/ to http://bwisecontractors.ca/renos-additions/sunrooms-patio-covers/ (and the root domain redirect will take care of going from http to https)

[Joseph-Green-SEO]

You should redirect it as in your first example. A click on any url  should reach its destination URL within a single redirect. A chain of redirects is creating problems with speed and crawl efficiency.

Every page should be redirected to it's corresponding https page directly.

[ClaytonJ]

As per Yoseprgr the first option. Re-direct chains negatively impact on page speed and crawlability.  Hence the one chain re-direct is optimum. Google published a video - think Matt Cutts stating - they do not crawl after 4-5 redirects.  SO taking into account loss of link equity, google recommendations and speed impact - the direct link is optimum.

Hope that helps.

[BWiseContractors]

Thanks for the feedback! Now that I know the proper way to redirect, I can determine the cause of the redirect chains.

[BWiseContractors]

Thanks for the info! One of the issues I have been dealing with is speed. Good to know addressing the redirects chain will help with this as well.