Should ideally a DNS A record point to a machine located near the DNS itself?

I'm setting up a new domain that I recently bought. Consider a scenario where I have a registrar ("X"), and a VPS ("Y").

What I'm trying to understand is if it's better to:

• Keep X as DNS, and point the A record to Y's IP address.


• Use X only as a registrar, pointing the domain directly to Y's nameservers.

Is there any difference between the two choices?

Let me apology in advance for any confusion on this topic. I don't have much experience in the field. Thanks for helping out!