Do y’all clip in?

I went on my first ever trail ride earlier this week. My MTB hasn’t two sided pedals that are flat on one side and have SPD clips on the other side. I did not wear my MTB shoes because I figured there’d be a good chance that I’d need to take my foot off the pedals at a seconds notice. I did in fact need to put my foot/feet on the ground fairly often. But, I found myself being frustrated because when I put my feet back on the pedals, they were often upside down, meaning my flat shoe would be on the side with the SPD clips. This was obviously not ideally, especially in the situations when I need to quickly start peddling again, like to climb up an incline. I’m curious what y’all do. I like the convenience of the two sided pedals for my usual rides around the neighborhood. I do also have another set of pedals that are flat on both sides. I could always switch them out before hitting the trails.