Yes, it was the right thing to do.
1. Hiroshima was a militarized city. The school were run by the army, the kids training to be officers and soldiers, and being shipped out as young as 14 years of age. Shops, down to your local tailor or blacksmith, were producing products for the army. Any local agriculture was getting harvested and shipped to the front lines. Yes, there were innocents killed, but the simple fact is that the entire area of Hiroshima was a legitimate military target. I have been there, I went to the museum...the Japanese have said as much themselves.
2. The US firebombed Japan for years and killed god knows how many people (go watch that movie where they interview McNamara iirc for a good lesson) and they did not surrender. Obviously a greater weapon and, more importantly, a sign of power was needed.
3. Samurai culture. Laugh if you want, but Japan was still very much a samurai culture. They believed in obeying their leaders unconditionally, and defending to the death your country and master. Attrition and huge losses just would not mean anything to the Japanese military; all the young men would die during a conventional invasion, then they would send the children. The children would die, so they would force civilians to fight. The only way to convince the japanese we could beat them is to say "Hey, we got a huuuuuuuuuuge stick, and your royal family and generals are not safe from it no matter where they go"
4. In hindsight, it was the right choice because it demonstrated how horrible a weapon it is. The US will always be demonized for this act, but we showed the world how horrible it is and as a result no nukes have been dropped for over six decades. We have the most practical, efficient weapons in the world but because we did decide to drop two in anger the world is afraid to use them, as are we.
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