Yes, in some cases the meaning will be the same; tiid-ahraan "time-wound" vs. ahraansetiid "wound of time," grah-zeymahzin "battle-companion" vs. zeymahzinsegrah "companion of battle."

I would stick to the forms found in canon, as they'll be most familiar to others. Use tiid-ahraan unless there is a specific reason you need to express it as ahraansetiid instead.