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More ability of adjusting the various aspects of disk brakes is a good thing. But these in line adjusters are easy to either install or remove for no or little cost later. So one can make their own judgment and be able to reverse their first thoughts if they find real life is different.
I would install them right from the start, picking a location with as little casing movement as possible (far away from the movement of the handle bars) and with care to not allow rattling against the frame. I find that with the greater cable movement for the lesser pad travel (hence the disk brake's greater MA) what would be acceptable with a rim brake isn't as good with a disk brake. So grind/file all casing ends as flat as possible, choose casing path ways with as "smooth" a route as possible, and start with a rotor as straight as possible. Expect there to be a seating in of all the parts that touch/compress against each other as well as a bedding in of the pad and rotor surfaces. We see far more need to revisit the various adjustments of a disk system then a rim brake one, at least initially. Andy.