Sorry if this was covered elsewhere -- I thought there was a TSA Pre-Check thread on this page, but couldn't find it.

I was changing from Intl to Domestic at ATL, and after a breeze through immigration / customs thanks to Global Entry, I then ran into a roadblock at the security check for the domestic terminals for connecting passengers -- no TSA Pre-Check available, and slow lines.

Next time, should I have simply taken the "regular" exit (for people not continuing onwards), and then gone back upstairs to the main terminal where the passengers originating in Atlanta check-in, and through TSA Pre-Check there? This was my first time doing Intl to Domestic at ATL, so I didn't think of this alternative until well afterwards.