That's what I did last night, eme! Peeled first. Then swallowed a small one whole; then cut up larger one into chunks and swallowed them (all with water of course).
I imagine doing this is better than no fresh garlic at all!... But I intend to do both. I just got my Garlic Twist yesterday (got several packages yesterday! woohoo) and tried it this morning. WOW. Will make garlic-mincing SO much easier & faster. Crushed up one clove & drank it w/ orange juice. Went pretty darn smoothly. A lot easier than making myself eat my garlicky hummus every day (gets old).