When you're in a dream, and you become lucid, is it before or after doing a RC?
Is it like:
You're dreaming, and suddenly you realize you're dreaming. So you are lucid.Then you do a reality check as a double check. Yep, you're dreaming and fully aware.

Or:
You're dreaming, and you remember to do a RC. Turns out you are dreaming and are NOW lucid.

Don't you have to be lucid first to remember to do a RC?
Kind of stupid question, but was wondering. How else would you remember to do a RC? Even though I do RCs as a habit in RL, it never spills over into my dreams to remember.