Rolling it into the ball turned it brown, it's blonde because the resin glands are in tact and safe from oxygen, which causes it to rapidly mature, like bananas or apples. Once you apply pressure, you burst many of the resin heads, and the sugars linked to your terpins immediately start breaking down into acids.
It shouldn't effect potency, although it may slightly alter the effects, as THC-A decomposes into THC.
The Goji is probably Bodhi's absolute best all-around for yield and potency, as well as bag appeal. Not to mention the Goji has a full buffet table of phenotypes to choose from. The second best pick would definitely be Tranquil Elephantizer (remix), my phenotype wasn't purple, but it makes sparkling OG nugs with great yields, but a long 10 week flower.
I actually went by a local club today, who always carries Goji on the shelf, it's their grown-in-house special, and it truly deserves it's permanent place on their top shelf. I was there just to pick up a donation I had on consignment, but I decided to let them sneak peak the Tranquil Elephantizer. I hadn't even fully dried it, yet alone begun to cure it, and they wouldn't let me leave without donating it. Like, they were nipping at my ankles to see if I'd slightly drop the minimum donation if they could cure it for me. Of course it was a sweet deal and I took them up on that shit, 50 dollars less and I get my donation 1-2 weeks early, awesome. It's going right next to the Goji on the shelf.
I love Bodhi, man, they really don't have any fuck-ups on their menu.