[ChrisW]

IMO, the value in the suitedness of connectors comes from draws, not made flushes. For example, you might make a fourflush plus either an open-ender or a pair and play it very strongly on the flop. You might win the pot right there with strong play, and you have a lot of outs if called. (With either of the above hands, you're a favorite against TPTK as long as the board hasn't paired on the flop.)

If there are three suited cards already on the board, it will be hard to get much action from anything other than a flush. Thus, a small flush rates to win a smallish pot or lose a big one. To that extent, I believe TJ and McEvoy are correct.