No, you will accrue interest if you do not pay the “statement balance” in full by the due date, which may differ from your actual current balance if you have used the card since the previous statement. (You would also likely lose your grace period of 25 days or so, so any new purchases would accrue interest from the day you made the charges.) The small balance is what should show on your statement from your charges so that you are showing use of the card on your credit reports. Zero is almost as bad as maxed out if none of your credit cards are showing a balance. Try to use $5 up to 29% of your limit each month. If you need to use more, you can always pay the card down mid-month to get the statement balance lower.
