I fish two flies a lot, and after trying a bunch of different methods, I've found the easiest for me is to join that last two sections of your tippet using a triple surgeons knot. Then you just leave the tag end of the knot 4"-8" long and tie the upper fly on that, and the lower fly on the end of the tippet.
Not only is this easy, but I find that it results in less tangles (somewhat dependent on mono weight). And, I think your point about reduced fly action when you are tying to the bend of the upper hook is a valid one. I almost always use a non-slip mono look for tippet to fly connection - especially in cases where that matters (small soft hackles for trout, or unweighted streamers on heavy tippet).
If you use lighter tippet for the bottom fly, half the time you only lose one fly when you get hung up.
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