Only if you want to get filled in on how bad they were. Otherwise, nah. Just watch the critics and you'll get the gist of it.
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On Episode VII I walked out if the cinema. When my brother bought Episode VIII on DVD I gabe it a shot but turned it off after about an hour, never tried Episode IX.
I think watching the new ones somehow ruined the originals for me as well... Like it ripped off the nostalgia goggles or something.
I have a hard time getting through any Star Wars movie (or show or game etc) these days.
Weirdly it made me like the prequels a lot more. I still.love the original trilogy. But I don't check out any new Star Wars stuff past the sequels.
Edit: I forgot about Rogue One, I like that one. It has its flaws, but imho it's the best Star Wars Movie outside the original tilogy.
The Last Jedi is legitimately a very good movie.
The Force Awakens is fine, but dull and mostly forgettable.
The Rise of Skywalker is just bad.
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Force Awakens: I can't recommend it but if it were already on I wouldn't turn it off. Pretty much just repeatedly yelling "Hey, remember when you liked Star Wars? This is kinda like that!" But it's inoffensive as nostalgia bait goes, a fairly well-made toy commercial.
Last Jedi: It has themes and character development and adds depth to the setting. Uniquely among the trilogy, it is an actual movie made by actual adults. There are some pacing issues but it's pretty solid on balance. Not amazing or anything but I'd say it's worth the average Star Wars fan's time.
Rise of Skywalker: People were very upset that Last Jedi had been an actual movie, so this reversed course on that decision and HARD. There is literally nothing there at all behind the jingling of its keys in your face and it jingles them very aggressively.
I watched all of the trilogy of trilogies with my dad in theaters, so they will always have a special place in my heart. I enjoyed all of them for that reason, but I look at the sequels as good entertainment for the afternoon, but I'm not interested in seeing them again. I also don't intend to watch any of the shows. I'm sure they are good, or at least momentarily entertaining, but I'm not so interested/invested in the franchise anymore. I've moved on.
I very much enjoyed Force Awakens and Rise of Skywalker. Last Jedi was painfully bad IMO. I like those other two much more than any of the prequels, true to Lucas' vision or not.
But, it doesn't really matter what anyone else thinks, if you want to watch them then do. And if you do, and you like them, then all good. And if you do watch them, but don't like them, also all good. And if you decide not to watch them, also also all good.
Life's too short to worry about a bunch of movies.
I enjoyed The Force Awakens, but the other two I enjoyed more for just cool individual scenes (lightsaber boat battle, etc) than the movies themselves.