What's the bike's wheelbase? I have a Globe hybrid with a long wheelcase (I think it was originally intended as a cargo ebike, but Globe discontinued that program in the mid-2000s) that requires splicing two chains together to make up the four to six links needed.

The KMC Z72 chains I usually bought for my other hybrid with a somewhat long-ish wheelbase usually fit with only one or two links removed. On my road bikes I'd need to cut about four links.

I just checked my stash of new chains, mostly 5-7 speed, 8-speed and a couple of 9-speed. The KMC and Shimano are 116 links; the SRAM, 114 links.