Some opinion say that Hashem created the world to bestow goodness on man (and couldn't just place him in the Garden of Eden because it would be "bread of shame" - that man would get things for free).
According to those opinions, why didn't Hashem just create man in such a way that "bread of shame" isn't shameful?
As man's nature is also a creation, the concept of "Nehema Dechisufa" is also a creation. Hashem could have created man, placed him in Gan Eden, not have him work, and make his nature in such a way that "free bread" is not shameful. So why place man in this world?
Answer
According to Derech HaShem (Ramchal), Hashem created man to bestow Chesed (as you said). Ramchal continues to say that since Hashem represents the greatest perfection and good in the universe, the ultimate chesed Hashem can do is to allow man to attach (דבק) himself to G-d.
Ramchal also mentions, that as part of the learning to attach to HaShem, man needs to attain the same G-dly qualities that Hashem has (to the fullest extent possible). Once of these qualities is "independence" (G-d has no depenendence on any other entity). Therefore man must also feel independent. If man's nature nature was compelled to serve Hashem (i.e. no yetzer hara), he would not attain the more perfected (G-dly) quality of independence, and his ability to attach to Hashem would be diminished, and consequently it would diminish G-d's ability to bestow chessed on man.
The above is my best effort to paraphrase Derech Hashem. I highly recommend you read it (it's a wonderful work), and you will find the answer to your question in the first chapter.
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