I would say yes. In my gator budget moblie which is 48longx24deep I have it plates. With the plates it will even the temp to about 5-10. With out them if you are cooking a bunch of meat you will have to rotate the meat more. If you want the temp variance you can always remove the plates. IMO would say it is better to have them. And with the plates you can tune the pit anyway you want.
Chris
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