I make the 2nd sprite a child of the 1st sprite, using Add Child. And then position the 2nd sprite to an image point on the 1st sprite.
Do you mean you position the 2nd sprite to the 1st sprite on every tick? This can explain the ghosting. If you check "Transform X" and "Transform Y" when adding a child, it will be attached to the parent.
If this doesn't help, can you post your project file?