Once you start getting used to it, using superfluous BCPs feels really silly.
As a general rule, as we all know, one would always try to use as many points (on-curve and off-curve) as necessary, but not more. To me, deleting an unnecessary BCP now feels as natural as deleting an unnecessary on-curve point. I have a shortcut, of course, and it has become an everyday part of working on the contours.
Some real-world examples of my current work:
