To me the only issue here would be if you are landing nose wheel first, or all three together, as long as when you land there is a positive interval (ideally a couple of seconds or more, but at least a positive one) between the mains and the nose touching that should be fine - but IMHO the head down the side is not the way to not cure this if that is the problem.
Last edited by foxmoth; 7th July 2013 at 20:55.