That's not what I meant. I was thinking more about whether these choices have an effect on how Sophia decides, at least in dialogue, who rejects Sam at the beginning of the next Sam event.Only if Sophia either hides Sam in the hot tub or tell him to hide behind it, Sam will get the option to pick up Ellie from the beach.
But since we control Sophia's decisions, we know how it will turn out in the end.