Handselection early in SnGs

[Defendant]

I made this point in another post, but didnt get any feedback on it. I have been wondering about how to play early in SnGs (specifically party, but this should apply to all tournament play). The general philosophy is to sit back and play nothing but premium hands. I am noticing however, that in cheaper buyin tourneys, the pot is very rarely raised before the flop.
This provides an opportunity to play marginal draw hands cheaply: middle connectors, both suited and unsuited, low pairs, Ax suited to be specific. The one big thing about them is you HAVE to tighten up if you face a raise before the flop, or you miss your flop (dont put any more money in in those cases).
But if you do hit your flop, those hands tend to pay off big, building a big stack early, thus allowing you to pursue whatever strategy you wish.
So my question is do you guys think its sound to play a bit looser preflop in unraised pots and tight after the flop early in these tournaments?

Defendant