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So if your poles measure to 46", then they would work as long as you didn't extend the corner cords all the way and lift up the tent. The other caveat is that the ground might have a dip where the handle of your poles, in which case it might be a bit short.
I'm not sure if 40 - 46" is the factory spec or your measurement, but if it's the former then I'd take a close look at your poles and measure how long they can go. If they can actually go up to ~47" then you'd have no worries at all. If they measure to 46" then you could use them fine as long as you didn't overly extend the corner guylines, nor pitch in a dip (in this case you could add something under the pole to lift it up).
Re. base camping - you could tie the peak guylines up to a tree to hold one or both sides erected while you're off with the poles, or add in sticks (I've pitched with sticks).