It should work, but I always just break off the flowering spathe as soon as it appears in the center of the coming plant, just wanting the leaves. There seems little purpose in allowing the plant to use energy in producing blooms.

If there is one main eye or one main sprout on the bulb at planting time, you can break it off or scoop out the inner portion of the eye. This will encourage the plant to put out many more leaves on its own.