You have to find the bass node in your room to find the best placement.If a sub is fully controllable and there is a prime listening position, there are many possible placement sites. For stand mounted speakers slightly ahead of the main woofer to obtain the same driver / ear path length and minimal control affectation.
As far as placing the sub in the listening position and finding the spot with the most bass, I have never got it to work, even by crawling around on my knees to find the spot at ear level.