Does salinity matter in a cycle?

[Lonster]

Hello everyone. I've been reading through the forum here for quite some time since I decided I wanted to get a saltwater tank. I've spent the summer pulling together everything that I need to get set up and now i finally have water in my tank starting to cycle.

My question is regarding the salinity of my water. The salinity is at 1.028 and I know that is higher then it should be for fish and corals but is it ok to let the water cycle at this level? I've read up on water changes during the cycle and some say its ok and some say not to do it. I have ammonia showing up at about 0.1 ppm and am looking for advice on what to do.

Thanks ahead of time