The [R] flag on its own is a 302 redirection (Moved Temporarily). If you really want people using the HTTPS version of your site (hint: you do), then you should be using [R=301] for a permanent redirect:
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !^443$
RewriteRule ^/(.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [NC,R=301,L]
A 301 keeps all your google-fu and hard-earned pageranks intact. Make sure mod_rewrite is enabled:
a2enmod rewrite
To answer your exact question:
Is it bad to redirect http to https?
Hell no. It’s very good.
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