smooth, distressed, it's all good to me!
I think for all of us here, the way we love and cherish our handbags as we do, the choice that we make is so personal. We either connect with them or we don't. Smooth and distressed Bals both in my opinion are so completely beautiful and I value each.
If this one makes you swoon, keep her. If not, there is someone out there that will be as pleased as punch to make this handbag his/her own.