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Well yeah. If you're looking for bang for your buck, you should do both. In fact, hinges are MORE important than curls. It's more accurate to say you don't need hamstring curls for aesthetics than that you don't need hinges. It doesn't matter what your goal is, the best way to get there is with the most effective methods. Once you're happy you can just stop. Plus consider that your goals might change over time. You're a beginner right now so naturally you just have limited ideas, but you might really like lifting and want to shoot for something bigger. If you want to be "big" in the way most people into lifting understand that word, hinges are practically a necessity. You won't ever develop that thickness without it. Consider that all the great natties of the past still did deadlifts, RDLs, etc. It's simply an extremely effective way to pack on muscle quick. Steve Reeves could deadlift over 4 plates with a super snatch-grip, for instance.

And don't worry that they feel akward to you. You're a beginner, that's normal. Keep training and you will eventually get over it, and in the process you'll become a more functional person in every day life as well.