Battery draining fast

Here's the pic. Is this correct the wire's are together in a harness with what looked to be the original ground only it has this crappy crimp and the nut was loose prolly because its hard to reach it. Well I'm making a new harness in the am . So can I run from the starter relay to the positive post directly and cut out that what someone called the daisy chain? I believe a shorter direct route would be less resistance in the charging system.
Thanks Bud