How to make SSH go directly to specific directory?

This should work for you

ssh  -t second_machine "cd /very/long/path/to/directory/; bash"

Assumes you're wanting to run bash, substitute for a different shell if required.

To make it permanent, use RemoteCommand in your ~/.ssh/config file, e.g.

Host myhost
  HostName IP
  User ubuntu
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa
  RemoteCommand cd /path/to/directory; $SHELL -il

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Ssh

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