Definitely a good idea, and you should do the same if you are going to buy a DJI Phantom Drone too. I've been pretty happy with the Hubsan X4, and it stands up

Definitely a good idea, and you should do the same if you are going to buy a DJI Phantom Drone too. I've been pretty happy with the Hubsan X4, and it stands up to abuse fairly well. I'd hesitate to recommend anything much smaller than that, as they tend to be a bit harder to control.