The dimension to be aware of was once called “first step to back of heel.”  That became a head-scratcher with the introduction of bore-thru designs like the Callaway S2H2.  With no heel to measure to…one had to devise a method to determine where it would be had the heel not been ground off.  I look for the intersection of the shaft center-line and first scoring line.  It is easier for me to see and I can add however much is necessary…usually 3/16 to 1/4.  Then, and only then, I return to the “first step to back of heel” dimension and make whatever adjustment the bore depth requires.  If, for instance, I have two club heads, each weighing the same, and one has a bore depth 1/4 inch deeper or shallower than the other…I tip trim the shaft so that the “first step to back of heel” is correct.  If the iron shaft is step-less…I reference the graphics.  After that…just butt trim to playing length and you are good to go.  The same holds true if any sort of tip-slug is used.  In other words…your suspicion is correct.  Bon chance.