It's all down to what works for you.

No-one is forcing you to reality check, if you have a method that works better for you that is fine. Well done to you.

I went lucid last night after noticing that the clock on my PC screen had flashed between two different sets of numbers. I decided to reality check by levitating, which I did succesfully.
Realising that this was not waking reality I decided to fly out of the window. I had an excellent LD, made possible by being mindful that the reality I'm presented with everyday could be dream and by checking it.