Connecting to US through YVR. Past experience has taught me to expect this to take at least an hour and sometimes more. Typically only two security lines. Then there's the bottleneck at immigration. Last time the wait was so long they actually brought water to hand out. Question: arriving from another Canadian city and have checked baggage. Could we exit the secure area and use the regular US border entry point (as opposed to the transborder)? Assume, if possible, this would be faster especially if Nexus line open. Appreciate any advice or experience with this at YVR.

I posted this earlier but believe it was buried. Apologies if it reappears elsewhere.