No, that’s not a wise way to proceed. Having the tool height not match the tool number can cause problems in edge cases. We have automated away most of that, but there are situations where this can be a problem. If you want to see machine coordinates they’re always on your screen:
IF you want the main DRO to read machine coordinates (duplicating the mini display I just pointed out) you CAN swap that by pressing ALT-D
That’s on page 34 of the Centroid router manual: https://www.centroidcnc.com/centroid_diy/downloads/operator_manuals/centroid-cnc12-router-operator-manual.pdf