Interesting thoughts CAP 56.
Lets assume you are the commander, with the fuel leaking during the initial climb you level off at 4000 feet.
You keep the speed back to Vref 80 and as you know the attitude will be about 1 degree nose up so the fuel stops leaking.
Without any further action you return for an overweight landing.
During the flare the attitude is such that the fuel is now gushing out again, all around the u/c bay.
You select reverse and keep it in until very low speed. You remember (too late) the layout of the reversers and fuel soaked gear bay (very close)... its the last thing you ever do.
This commander however, not knowing what the problem was, apart from visual reports of a fuel leak (and reducing centre tank contents) decided to dump down to MLW and return.
I would have done the same, as would many other type rated 777 commanders.