If you have only carry-on bags, then you will proceed directly to ME, since your baggage will not be going to the luggage carousel.
However, if you end up having to check your bags, if you go over some limit, then you may opt to have them pick them up. You need to take your baggage claim tickets to the ME counter, so they can pick them up.
Or if it were me, I would go ahead and take the ME tag with me, just in case. They make you check it for one reason or another, you can just slap that ME tag on at the last minute before they take your bag.