Eurorack Mastering: Mid Side EQ, when in the chain?

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I have built up a decent master section on my techno eurorack setup which consists of in order:

2x Tritone (EQ/saturation)
Overseer (DJ style filtering)
MSCL (1-2db of reduction set as peak limiter, slowest attack, fastest release, highest ratio)

This chain has worked really well for me. I’m about to add a Joranalogue Enhance 2 which adds mid side EQ capabilities. I’m really just looking to tighten up the low end. Depending on how it sounds then I might widen the high end some.

My question is should the Enhance 2 come after compression/limiting or before, or maybe change the order of the whole chain. I’m curious to see what folks have to say. Thanks for your insights!

Edit: The Bob Katz book is in storage somewhere otherwise I’d pull it out! I’m curious as to what is “traditional” and what you guys think too in regards to the order.

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Depends wheter the comp/limiter has as sidechain lf filter. If you increase the bass the comp will react differently and not always produce the wanted effect (compressing more because of the amount of low frequency energy)
Personally would put a gentle compressor before gentle eq en stereofield processing. A limiter however as a last device in the chain (otherwise you limit your signal first and next risk to exceed the set db value when boosting certain frequencies)

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Makes sense. I suppose I was concerned about compression coming down on the highs a little and should have the MS EQ after to boost/widen it back up. But since in my case the compressor is really a peak limiter and only reducing a db or so, then it probably isn’t sucking up any highs so after the MS EQ it goes. Thanks for your insight!