In the case of Elektron gear, I always liked sequencing on the device itself rather than over midi from the Cirklon. I think there’s even an option on the Cirklon to send program changes early (to change patterns) so it stays in sync, which is pretty great.
In general I always find it kind of clunky to sequence a drum machine from a sequencer when I have the two in front of me, I’m more of a fan of a bunch of boxes running their own stuff in sync.