Yeah, Andy's quite right--it's probably not necessary, but, then again, it might be, and in any case, won't hurt.
The reason for flashing it is to make sure that the metal core of the field coils, which can get slightly magnetized in operation, is magnetized with the right polarity. This probably is not an issue in a new generator, but you never know. More of an issue when you change from positive to negative ground.