Quote Originally Posted by Warpe
Not c-betting is a bigger leak. Go with the smaller leak.

Miffed makes some good points, though. A lot of value get flushed when our c-bets are obvious and get picked off, so manage your table image and check part of the time. The c-bets you do make will have more credibility then.

More value gets missed when we habitually lead out on flops we hit when we could c/r against aggressive opponents who'll bet when checked to. Doing this part of the time will also make aware opponents more cautious about bluffing you, because they're not sure what a preflop raise, checked flop means from you. How many 'aware' opponents you're going to run into at 50NL is another question.
In short, not a lot of aware ones, but how many will bet when checked to and see a turn anyway? Answer: enough to make c/r ing an easy way to get players to put more money in the pot.