I did that five times atleast and there didn't seem to be any noticeable effect. I still seemed to get a game over just as fast as before. It might have been better to add the option of choosing the difficulty of the game instead of that, though I understand that that's not always possible for a game jam game. In general, it's better to have the game jam version of the game be easier than normal to get more people to play it.
Anyway, great work there! I think this game has potential if you wish to work on it further.