Yes. If you use the generator to create the salts then add them to your wp-config.php file you can start reaping the benefits of much greater security.
Any current sessions will be invalidated so you’ll have to log back in but otherwise there shouldn’t be any noticeable change.
Automatic generation of random salts was added a few years back so any new WordPress installs should automatically generate their own unique salts.
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