Yeah, I think I kind of like the idea of trying to keep the pot small and betting out at the flop, assuming no ace or king. But again, I was pretty sure I had it preflop, and I didn't want to call and give the BB odds to call with a small pair. But maybe I should have run that risk in order to keep the pot small as you suggest. I will definitely keep that in mind next time I'm in a similar situation--ie, "small big pair" OOP.