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Mahou Shoujo Site Sept is a spin-off off the main Mahou Shoujo Site manga and it serves only as an "explanation" arc of the things that weren't shown in the main manga. But it doesn't really show anything either. You better not read this manga if you haven't read the main series and should read this after chapter 77 (Vol. 11 Ch. 77 - ENTER 22), as it has almost no connection to the main series before.

The story tellls us about Nagatsuki Hyouka and Takahashi Tsurara, who are, just like any of the Mahou Shoujo Site school girl characters, carry some kind of misfortune ... and receive a stick at the start of the manga. But the thing is that Hyouka did not receive the stick and took it from Tsurara, who actually was misfortunate enough to get it.
The third main character related to main manga is Isoko Anjou, and this spin-off tells almost NOTHING about her character, only telling her plans in the final chapter and leaving the rest for the main (ongoing) series, where she hardly ever appeared too.

It also contains mini extra story of a girl not affiliated with the main series, and it's pretty sad one.

Art style in this one is way worse than in the original.

Overall, it's great that this was released as a spin-off instead of showing this story as a flashback in the main manga to stretch it. It also made some stuff from horrible anime canon, but still left a lot of unanswered questions. As I said in the first paragraph - only read after chapter 77 to not fill your head with useless info.

Let's be clear - I never thought that this series could get a 2nd season. No one thought, I believe. First season of Dagashi Kashi has been portrayed in the minds of people as "12 episode sweet commercial", but the second is something a bit different. I'm going to only compare it to the first season.

The story remains the same, there is Kokonotsu, whose dad wants him to take over the dagashi shop, there is Hotaru, who spends most of her time with him while telling him the story of sweets, and there are also Saya and To, who spend a lot of time with ... them too and, of course, there are japanese sweets (and sometimes toys). The main difference between the story in the first one and the second is that... There is drama in this one. Drama in Dagashi Kashi, yeah.
Kokonotsu fell in love with Hotaru and even forgot that he DIDN'T want to become a shop owner. After Hotaru lefts the town, he gets really depressed and that's when Kotoyama finally opens the door for the new characters, who are Hajime and Beniyutaka. While the second one doesn't really have much screen time, Hajime really shines. She is the one character who made this season as funny as it could be. Every scene with her is hilarious and she blends in with other people really well.

The biggest changes in this season are the new art style and shorter episode duration.
At first, I didn't like the art, but after watching one episode it was proved that I was wrong. All characters (Except for Hotaru, I guess, she was gorgeous in the 1st season) look AMAZINGLY good. Background art is on point too. The art shouldn't be something that can make this series bad.
As for the episode duration, it... also made the series better. The main point of Dagashi Kashi is promoting sweets while telling you it's history as you watch characters interact with each other, and some episodes in the first season were boring because this anime does not need to be 20 minutes long to do it's job.
My only complaint for this series would be TOO much fanservice in the first episodes. I mean, you're 2 episodes in and you already see Hotaru and Saya in one bath.

As for now, I think that second season is even better than the first one. It is more enjoyable and fun, while also remaining "educative" for those who want to know more about sweets.