Most times, filtering is a choice, rather than a requirement, and there has been much debate here about the pros and cons, do a search of the forum and you can read for days, we won't get into that now.
When I intend to filter a wine, my preferred process is to ferment in a bucket, transfer to a carboy and complete AF there. Follow your kit instructions as to whether or not you rack before clearing or not, some kits are different in this respect. I add KMS, Sorbate, Clearing agents, and the supplied fpack, mixing thoroughly along the way, and wait the prescribed time for clearing, following the racking timeline given as long as the wine is clear. When it says it is time to bottle, and my wine is indeed clear and ready to bottle, it is filtered into a new vessel, and bottled from there.