Most likely it's the check valve. If that's the only issue, it's no biggie. Lots of us deal with it. It would be like if there was a check valve in the water line to your house. The first time you use your sink in the morning, the faucet spits air and sputters for a couple seconds but then you have full pressure, and it's fine all day. Same idea.
Other causes are a bad FPR or simply a weak pump. Both of those should show symptoms at other times though.
MHO.
Good luck.