Shouldn't we be going into check/call mode with the intention of possibly folding on a later street if it becomes more obvious our hand is beat?

3-betting does nothing but narrow our villians continuing range here and if he is bluffy at all when in position on dry flops we at least want him to continue with the weak portion of his range rather than folding anything weak to a 3-bet and only continuing with the part of his range in which you are behind to. It just seems like a thin spot to get the chips in but that could just be the nit in me talking.

Stacks: does it sound like I'm on the right track here? These spots have been iffy for me as well. I tend to push back at the wrong times and fold when I feel I shouldn't have.