I was always taught to dab the brakes in light aircraft after take off just to stop the gyro forces. This was especially true in the light twins, upto a C404. As soon as you move onto more complex, faster aircraft, the systems will snub the brakes on retraction, for the same reason.
I once, just the once, fell into old habits and dabbed the brakes on the XL after rotation.. I wont ever do that again.. it was violent how much of a bang and nose down (momentary) force i got!..
In light aircraft, SEP, even fixed gear, often the wheels spinning freely after takeoff vibrate so badly its a relief to stop the spinning! Thats a good enough reason in itself!