Ok. Have a question. Got everything taken apart and replaced the brass and gaskets, cleaned the hell out of the carbs and go them back on the bike

Now the only brass I didn't replace was the jet needle (screws weren't budging and I was afraid of stripping them). On one of the needles, I decided to try and scrub the light gunk off with a green pad. I noticed it scored the surface a bit so decided against doing the others. Would this compromising of the surface of the jet needle affect the way the bike runs ie: cool, hot, rich, lean? Can it be THAT finicky?