Try them, they'll already be paid-for.

My road bike has what most people consider to be inferior tires, Bontrager R1 "Hardcase Lite". However, I've ridden it over 4,000 miles with no flats, so that's worth something. I'm supposed to look for supple tires, but those are also flat magnets, and I sure do hate flats.

Some of my buddies in the (roadie) club are very pro-tubeless, and it's true they don't get flats where they have to remove the wheel to fix them, but they sure do have punctures to plug a lot more often.

My plan (this might work for you) is to just use up those stock tires and get yourself a frame of reference while you build strength and endurance. THEN try something fancier and note whether they are easier to pedal and whether they flat more, etc. Just take notes from the experienced members here for now and try to ignore the unhelpful sarcastic responses. I always value the posts that are more like: "This is what I would do and why, based on this experience." But many people are too lazy to type that out for you, so they just post something snarky for a couple of Likes from some other Good Ol' Boys and move on.