I agree. I want to say that hondas have more adjustment built in so aligning might not be so bad and you might not need camber plates but depending on how worn your stock struts are now, you probably won’t get more than a couple thousand miles out of them without it being really harsh and hitting bumpstops on sharp bumps, or really “ocean liner” like on rollers.
My experience, do it right the first time. Save up for some koni yellow single adjustables (or whatever is hot for civics) and toss everything in at the same time. You are only delaying the inevitable by running stock on a short spring.
I’ll just throw this out there too, while you have everything apart, it might be a good time to toss in some new bushings or ball-joints, tie-rod ends, anything else that is worn. Again, this is depending on the age of the suspension components.